William S. Beaton

William S. (Bill) Beaton (August 19, 1896 – April 1, 1956) was a Canadian politician, who was the 22nd mayor of the City of Sudbury, Ontario. He was elected to office in 1941 and was elected to office a record 11 times. An avid amateur athlete, Beaton was heavily involved in the city's amateur sporting events and as such the annual Beaton Classic was named in his honor.

Beaton is credited the elimination of the city's streetcar system, and the construction of the Sudbury Arena. but lost that election to Welland Gemmell.

After a decade as mayor, Beaton was defeated in 1952 by Dan Jessup, a local businessmen.

The 1950 Municipal Election The municipal election of 1950 represented the start of a key shift in the demographic of city council. It was in this election that citizens of Sudbury elected two women to serve as alderman for the first time in the city's history. They were Grace Hartman and Dr. Faustina Kelly Cook. Although Beaton was successful in this his eleventh election, this would mark the start of a turn of events that would lead to the end of the Beaton dynasty.

On an interesting side note, Beaton also ran against Peter Fenton, the Mayor of the City of Sudbury from 1930 to 1932.

+ City of Sudbury Election Results, 1950 Mayoral Contest Candidate Votes Adv. Polls Fournier Ward McCormick Ward Ryan Ward Total BEATON (elected) 15 718 1579 2009 4321 Whissell 11 1705 748 1176 3640 Fenton 14 269 719 869 1871 Aldermanic Contest Fournier Ward McCormick Ward Ryan Ward Candidate Votes Candidate Votes Candidate Votes LAMOUREUX (elected) 1944 HARTMAN (elected) 2238 THOMPSON (elected) 2568 COOK (elected) 1434 BARLOW (elected) 1867 COE (elected) 1916 GODIN (elected) 1010 MONAGHAN (elected) 1219 ANDERSON (elected) 1553 Campeau 843 Furchner 1148 McNeill 1442 Theriault 748 O'Neil 529 Germa 1264 Cler 308 Nesbit 673

The view the full results see: Sudbury municipal election, 1950.

Books Dorian, Charles (1961). The First 75 Years, A Headline History of Sudbury, Canada. Arthur H. Stockwell Limited, Ilfracombe, Devon. Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.). Dundram Press Limited. .