Sutherland Stayner tenure
Stayner was one of sixteen children born to Thomas Allen Stayner, the controversial former Postmaster General of Upper and Lower Canada. He appears in City Directories between 1867 and 1875. Stayner, like Gordon before him, was a notable figure in town and was involved with several charitable and fraternal organizations. The town of Stayner, Ontario is named after his family.
Sources:
- Directory – Toronto Public Library (http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-1358099&R=DC-1358099; http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=DC-1316821003)
- Biography – Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Thomas Allen Stayner (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/stayner_thomas_allen_9E.html)
- Stayner Town Name – Stayner Bicentennial Book Committee – Palaces and People: A History of Stayner – 1984