Gordon Stronach

Frank Gordon Stronach was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of London, Ontario from 1961 to 1968. Stronach, a retired 26-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was serving as police chief in the suburban London Township, which was slated for annexation into the city on January 1, 1961. He ran for mayor in the 1960 municipal election after being unable to negotiate a position with the London Police Service, into which the township force was to be amalgamated. He won over incumbent mayor Allan Johnston by a narrow margin of just 174 votes, triggering a recount which confirmed his victory.

Gordon Stronach

Frank Gordon Stronach was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of London, Ontario from 1961 to 1968. Stronach, a retired 26-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was serving as police chief in the suburban London Township, which was slated for annexation into the city on January 1, 1961. He ran for mayor in the 1960 municipal election after being unable to negotiate a position with the London Police Service, into which the township force was to be amalgamated. He won over incumbent mayor Allan Johnston by a narrow margin of just 174 votes, triggering a recount which confirmed his victory.