Robert W. White

Robert W. White (1922–1985) was mayor of Scarborough, Ontario from 1969 until 1972; the second person to hold the office.

White was a businessman who operated a florist business, James White & Sons, founded by his grandfather in 1920 and still operated by the White family as of 2022.

He was elected a school trustee in 1956 before being elected to Scarborough Township Council in 1959. When Scarborough mayor Ab Campbell was appointed Metro Chairman in 1969, Scarbrough council acclaimed White to succeed him as mayor and he went on to be elected outright in the 1969 municipal election.

During his tenure in office, the Scarborough Civic Centre and Scarborough Town Centre were planned and built. The controversies led to his defeat in the 1972 mayoral election by Paul Cosgrove.