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**It is possible that this big change in government meant little to the daily lives of people who lived in the small but thriving town of Paris. After all, the village of Paris had become an incorporated town some 11 years before Confederation.**
**In 1850, by the Municipal Act of 1849, Paris was organized as a village. Six years later, in 1856, it was formally incorporated as a town.**
**Hugh Finlayson was elected Paris’ first mayor in 1856. The last mayor of Paris was Jack Bawcutt. For in 1998, after 149 years, Paris was amalgamated, losing its formal incorporated status to become one of a number of communities that make up the municipal entity called the County of Brant.**
**The great fire of September 1900 destroyed many of the buildings on Grand River Street and some on the south side of William Street as well. It began in a flour mill and fed by high winds, destroyed 50 shops. After the fire, Paris rebuilt and the ensuing century saw the building of the town’s largest school (Central) and in 1922 the Willett Hospital.**
**Historical records tell us that Paris has always had a rich social and community life. In the late 1800s May dances and many other cultural events were held in the Old Town Hall. This unique civic hall, still standing in the area known as the Upper Town, is built in the Gothic tradition. Plans are now under way to restore and re-purpose the building for community use. Over the past 160 years the people of Paris have been passionately involved in countless societies, clubs, sporting organizations and many other activities. And that still continues today.**
**Paris has also experienced more than its share of floods as you might expect in a town where two rivers meet. In some notable years the river has swelled its banks on multiple occasions.**
**Sources: At the Forks of the Grand: 20 Historical Essays on Paris, Ontario by Donald A. SmithThe Paris Star NewspaperPMHS archival records**
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# Hugh FinlaysonEdit Profile
Hugh Finlayson was an Ontario businessman and political figure.
He represented Brant North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1879. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1810 and came to North America in 1832. He originally arrived at New York City, made his way to Brantford in Upper Canada in 1835 and settled in Paris, Ontario.He worked as a saddle and harness maker and also operated a tannery.He served as mayor of Paris in 1858 and represented East Brant in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861. In 1867, he was elected to the Ontario legislative assembly.He died in Paris in 1889.
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Mr. Finlayson had a harness and saddlery shop until 1855, adding a tannery in 1843, being in partnership in this branch with other parties. His partner since 1854 has been Samuel Qua; the firm name being Hugh Finlayson and Co. They usually do from $25,000 to $30,000 a year, and are ranked among the leaders in local enterprise. Mr. Finlayson has held nearly every office in the municipality of Paris, from pathmaster to mayor, holding the latter office first in 1858, being the first chief magistrate of the town; and sat for East Brant in the Canadian Assembly from 1858 to 1861, taking the place of Hon. David Christie, who, after serving one year in that Parliament, was elected to the Legislative Council. On the Federation of the Provinces in 1867, Mr. Finlayson was elected to represent North Brant in the Local Assembly, and was re-elected in 1871 and 1875, his third term expiring in 1879. He is a Liberal, gave a firm support to the Mowat administration, and was a faithful worker for the interests of his constituents.
Mr. Finlayson holds his church connection with the Presbyterians. He brought his religion with him, and we cannot learn that it suffered by emigration.
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June 3, 1889(1889-06-03)(aged 78)Paris, Ontario **Hugh Finlayson**(December 12, 1810 – June 3, 1889) was anOntariobusinessman and political figure. He representedBrant Northin theLegislative Assembly of Ontarioas aLiberalmember from 1867 to 1879. He was born inEdinburgh, Scotland in 1810 and came to North America in 1832. He originally arrived at New York City, made his way toBrantfordinUpper Canadain 1835 and settled inParis, Ontario. He worked as a saddle and harness maker and also operated atannery. He served as mayor of Paris in 1858 and represented EastBrantin theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canadafrom 1858 to 1861. In 1867, he was elected to the Ontario legislative assembly. He died in Paris in 1889. | 

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**Hugh Finlayson**(December 12, 1810 – June 3, 1889) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Brant North in the Legislative *embly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1879.
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1810 and came to North America in 1832. He originally arrived at New York City, made his way to Brantford in Upper Canada in 1835 and settled in Paris, Ontario. He worked as a saddle and harness maker and also operated a tannery. He served as mayor of Paris in 1858 and represented East Brant in the Legislative *embly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861. In 1867, he was elected to the Ontario legislative *embly. He died in Paris in 1889.
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Hugh Finlayson was an Ontario businessman and political figure.
He represented Brant North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1879. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1810 and came to North America in 1832. He originally arrived at New York City, made his way to Brantford in Upper Canada in 1835 and settled in Paris, Ontario.He worked as a saddle and harness maker and also operated a tannery.He served as mayor of Paris in 1858 and represented East Brant in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861. In 1867, he was elected to the Ontario legislative assembly.He died in Paris in 1889.
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# Hugh FinlaysonEdit Profile
Hugh Finlayson was an Ontario businessman and political figure.
He represented Brant North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1879. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1810 and came to North America in 1832. He originally arrived at New York City, made his way to Brantford in Upper Canada in 1835 and settled in Paris, Ontario.He worked as a saddle and harness maker and also operated a tannery.He served as mayor of Paris in 1858 and represented East Brant in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861. In 1867, he was elected to the Ontario legislative assembly.He died in Paris in 1889.
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June 3, 1889(1889-06-03)(aged 78)Paris, Ontario **Hugh Finlayson**(December 12, 1810 – June 3, 1889) was anOntariobusinessman and political figure. He representedBrant Northin theLegislative Assembly of Ontarioas aLiberalmember from 1867 to 1879. He was born inEdinburgh, Scotland in 1810 and came to North America in 1832. He originally arrived at New York City, made his way toBrantfordinUpper Canadain 1835 and settled inParis, Ontario. He worked as a saddle and harness maker and also operated atannery. He served as mayor of Paris in 1858 and represented EastBrantin theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canadafrom 1858 to 1861. In 1867, he was elected to the Ontario legislative assembly. He died in Paris in 1889. | hide

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The party has strong informal ties to theLiberal Party of Canada, but the two parties are organizationally independent and have separate, though overlapping, memberships. The provincial party and the Ontario wing of the federal party were organizationally one entity until members voted to split in 1976.[7] The Liberals lostofficial party statusin the2018 Ontario provincial election; they had fallen to only seven seats, the worst defeat of a governing party in Ontario history.[8]Prior to the 2018 election, the party had won every election since the beginning of the 21st century and had governed the province for the previous 15 years.[9]In the2022 provincial election, the Liberals saw a modest increase in support, finishing second in popular vote, but only winning eight seats.[10]The party regained official party status in the2025 Ontario general electionunder the leadership ofBonnie Crombie. The Liberal Party of Ontario is descended from theReform PartyofRobert BaldwinandWilliam Lyon Mackenzie, who argued forresponsible governmentin the 1830s and 1840s against theconservative patricianrule of theFamily Compact. After 1867,Edward Blakebecame leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. The party sat in opposition to theConservativegovernment led byJohn Sandfield Macdonald. Blake's Liberals defeated the Tories in1871, but Blake leftQueen's Parkfor Ottawa the next year, leaving the provincial Liberals in the hands ofOliver Mowat. Mowat served asPremier of Ontariountil 1896. In government, Hepburn's Liberals warred withorganized labourled by theCongress of Industrial Organizations, who were trying to unionize the auto-sector. Later, he battled with the federalLiberal Party of Canadagovernment ofWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King, which, Hepburn argued, was insufficiently supportive of thewar effort. The battle between Hepburn and King split the Ontario Liberal Party and led to Hepburn's ouster as leader. It also contributed to the party's defeat in the1943 election, which was followed by the party's long stint in opposition. The Liberals declined to a right wing, rural rump. The ""Progressive Conservatives"" underGeorge Drewestablished a dynasty which was to rule Ontario for the next 42 years. Ontario politics in recent times have been dominated by theProgressive Conservatives, also known as the Tories. The Liberals had formed the Government for only five years out of sixty years from 1943 to 2003. For forty-two years, from 1943 to 1985, the province was governed by the Tories. During this period, the Ontario Liberal Party was a rural, conservative rump with a southwestern Ontario base, and were often further to therightof the moderateRed ToryConservative administrations.[]In 1964, the party changed their name from the ""Ontario Liberal Association"" to the ""Liberal Party of Ontario"".[14] Logo of the Ontario Liberal Party from 1985 to 1990 The Ontario Liberal Party first broke the Tories' hold on the province in 1985 under the leadership ofDavid Peterson. Peterson modernized the party and made it appealing to urban voters and immigrants who had previously supported the cautious government of Tory PremiersJohn RobartsandWilliam Davis.[15] Peterson was able to form aminority governmentfrom 1985 to 1987 due to an accord signed with the Ontario NDP. Under this accord, the NDP agreed not to trigger an election via a non-confidence vote in exchange for the Liberals implementing certain agreed upon policies and not calling an election for the next two years.[16] The majority Liberal government of 1987 to 1990 was less innovative than the previous minority government. The Liberals' increasing conservatism caused manycentre-leftvoters to look at the Ontario NDP and its leaderBob Rae, and consider thesocial-democraticNDP as an alternative to the Liberals. Logo of the Ontario Liberal Party from 1995 to 2002 By the1995 election, the NDP government had become very unpopular due to perceived mismanagement, a few scandals, and because of the severe downturn in the economy. The Liberal Party was expected to replace the unpopular NDP, but it ran a poor campaign under leaderLyn McLeod, and was beaten by the Progressive Conservatives underMike Harris. Harris swept to power on a right-wing ""Common Sense Revolution"" platform. In 1996, the Ontario Liberals selected Dalton McGuinty as their leader in a free-wheeling convention. Starting in fourth place, McGuinty's fiscally prudent record and moderate demeanor made him the second choice of a convention polarized around the candidacy of former Toronto Food Bank headGerard Kennedy. In the1999 election, the governing Conservatives were reelected on the basis of strong economic growth and a negative campaign tightly focused on portraying McGuinty as ""not up to the job"". A poor performance in the leader's debate and a weak overall campaign hamstrung the new leader, but he was able to rally his party in the final weeks of the campaign. The Ontario Liberals garnered 40% of the vote, at the time their second-highest total in 50 years. McGuinty's second term as opposition leader was more successful than his first. With the Liberals consolidated as the primary opposition to Harris's Progressive Conservatives, McGuinty was able to present his party as the ""government in waiting"". He hired a more skilled group of advisors and drafted former cabinet ministerGreg Sorbaraas party president. McGuinty also rebuilt the party's fundraising operation, launching the Ontario Liberal Fund. He personally rebuilt the party's platform to one that emphasized lowering class sizes, hiring more nurses, increasing environmental protections and ""holding the line"" on taxes in the buildup to the 2003 election. McGuinty also made a serious effort to improve his debating skills, and received coaching fromDemocratic Partytrainers in the United States. Logo of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2002 to 2011 TheOntario Health Premiumalso became a major issue in the early days of the 2004 federal election, called a week after the Ontario budget. Most believe that the controversy seriously hampered Liberal Prime MinisterPaul Martin's bid for re-election. Logo of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2011 to 2013 McGuinty also launched a PR campaign to narrow the politically charged $23 billion gap between what Ontario contributes to the federal government and what is returned to Ontario in services. This came as a sharp turn after more than a year of cooperating with the federal government, but McGuinty pointed to the special deals worked out by the federal government withNewfoundland and LabradorandNova Scotiaas compromising the nature ofequalization payments. In particular, McGuinty noted that immigrants in Ontario receive $800 in support from the federal government, while those in Quebec receive $3800. The Ontario Liberals won their second majority in a row on October 10, 2007, winning 71 of the province's 107 seats. Winning two majorities back to back is a feat that had not occurred for the party in 70 years.[21] Logo of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2022 The June 12, 2014 election was triggered by theOntario New Democratic Party's decision to reject the 2014 Ontario Budget. The Liberal Party under the leadership ofKathleen Wynnewon 58 seats in the Legislature, and formed a majority government. Logo of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2022 to 2024 A sign advertising the Ontario Liberal Party in the2022 Ontario general election Notably, the Liberals lost all but three of their 18 seats in Toronto, were completely shut out in the 905 region and won only one seat outside of Toronto and Ottawa. The seven-member rump caucus was one short of the requirement to retainofficial statusin the Ontario legislature, and was also the only remnant of Wynne's cabinet. Wynne herself barely held onto her own seat by 181 votes. Accepting responsibility for the worst showing in the party's 161-year history and the worst defeat of a sitting government in Ontario, Wynne resigned as Liberal leader on election night. Logo of the Ontario Liberal Party since 2024 Further information:2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election On December 2nd, 2023, the Ontario Liberal Party electedBonnie Crombie, the then-mayor of Mississauga, as the next leader of the party, defeating MPNate Erskine-Smith, MPYasir Naqvi, and MPPTed Hsu.[34] On September 21, 2024, the Ontario Liberal Party unveiled their new logo alongside their slogan, ""More for You.""[35] In the2025 election, the Liberals garnered 30% of the vote, their highest total since losing government in 2018, winning 14 seats and gaining official party status in the Ontario Legislature. 48 hours after the election, the Ontario Liberal Party Executive unanimously voted in favor of keeping Bonnie Crombie as the party leader.[36]
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The executive of the Ontario Liberal Party is elected to a 12 to 18 month term at the Annual General Meeting. Served asPremier of Canada West(August 2–6, 1858) as leader of theClear Grits(a predecessor of both the Ontario Liberal Party andLiberal Party of Canada) prior toConfederation. Generally recognized to have led the Liberals inOntario's first election. Left provincial politics to become a Senator andfederal Minister of Justice. Served as the eighthLieutenant Governor of Ontario. | 4th Premier of Ontario | 5th Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905. Leader of the Opposition 1905 to 1907. | Leader of the Opposition and later Chief Justice of Ontario | Served as Premier of Ontario from 1934 to 1942. Was a federal MP from 1926 to 1934, remaining in the House of Commons while serving as provincial party leader. | Interim leader and Premier of Ontario | Served as Premier of Ontario from May 18, 1943 to August 17, 1943 and as party leader until December 1944. Previously sat in the legislature as aUnited Farmers of OntarioMPP (1919–1923) and a Progressive (1923–1934). As a Liberal-Progressive (1934–1937) he joined the Hepburn cabinet in 1934 before formally becoming a Liberal MPP in 1937. | Premier of Ontario from 1985 to 1990. | Premier of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. Leader of the Opposition from 1996 to 2003. | Led party from outside the legislature. Later Mayor ofVaughan, Ontario(2022–present) | Mayor of Mississauga at the time of her election. Previously, a federal Liberal MP from 2008 to 2011.     Though Sinclair led the party through two elections, he was never formally elected as leader by the Ontario Liberal Association which, due to its state of disorganization, did not organize a leadership convention until 1930.     Hepburn resigned as Premier in October 1942 after designatingGordon Daniel Conantas his successor, and Conant was sworn in as Premier. The Ontario Liberal Association (particularly supporters ofWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King) demanded a leadership convention and one was finally held in May 1943 electingHarry Nixon. Technically, Hepburn did not resign as Liberal leader until the convention. | Elected while MPP forLondon North Centre(2003-18). Resigned upon elevation to cabinet. Served as Minister of Children and Youth Services (2007–2009) and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (2009–2014) inMcGuinty Ministry, and as Deputy Premier of Ontario (2013-2018),Treasury Board President(2014-16) and Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development (2016-18) in theWynne ministry. | Previously served as MPP for Cambridge (2014–18), and asMinister of Natural ResourcesandMinister of Transportationin theWynne ministry. Mayor ofCambridge2018-22. 1The Liberals were recognized as the Official Opposition following the1923 electionby the governing Conservatives, despite the fact that theUnited Farmers of Ontariohad more seats. According to historian Peter Oliver, this was an arbitrary decision without basis in precedent or law. Conservative PremierG. Howard Fergusonused as justification an announcement by UFO general secretaryJames J. Morrisonthat the UFO would be withdrawing from party politics, though Oliver argues that this was facetious logic. UFO parliamentary leaderManning Dohertyprotested the decision, but to no avail. (source: Peter Oliver,_G. Howard Ferguson: Ontario Tory_ , (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1977), p. 158.)
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