Bert Wemp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bert Wemp

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1889

Place of Birth: Tweed, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1976

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Bert Wemp

  • Bert Sterling Wemp (July 3, 1889 – February 5, 1976) was a Canadian journalist and mayor of Toronto.
  • He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. Born in Tweed, Ontario, he was raised in Cabbagetown and attended Dufferin School and Jarvis Collegiate Institute.
  • In 1905, he joined the Toronto Telegram working as a suburban editor, editor, city editor, and head of the court bureau.
  • During World War I, he served as commander of the 218th Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service and was the first Canadian to win the Distinguished Flying Cross.
  • He was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold in 1919.
  • During World War II he was a war correspondent.
  • In 1946, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.In 1921, he was elected a school trustee and again in 1922.
  • In 1924, he was elected to the Toronto City Council as an alderman for Ward 2.
  • In 1930, he was elected mayor of Toronto.
  • After serving as mayor, he returned to the Toronto Telegram as city editor.
  • He died of emphysema in 1976.

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