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James Simpson 1935.jpg 44th Mayor of Toronto In office Preceded
by William Stewart Succeeded by Samuel McBride Personal details
Born 1873 Lancashire, England Died September 24, 1938 (aged 64)
Toronto, Ontario Profession Trade unionist Religion Methodist
James "Jimmy" Simpson (1873 – September 24, 1938) was a Canadian
trade unionist, printer, journalist and left wing politician in
Toronto, Ontario. He was a longtime member of Toronto's city
council and served as Mayor of Toronto in 1935, the first member
of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to serve in that
capacity.  Early life[edit]  Simpson was born in Lancashire,
England and immigrated to Canada at the age of 14. Never
attending high school, Simpson worked selling newspapers at the
age of 10 and then began working for a grocer at the age of 13
before moving to Canada where he worked in a tin factory before
joining the printing trade.[1]