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unusual facts about Board of Control


Toronto mayoral election, 2014

Gardner was a North York alderman representing Willowdale in the 1970s, a member of North York's Board of Control (1980-1982, 1985-1988), a Metro Toronto Councillor (1988-1997) and Toronto City Councillor for the same ward between 1997 and 2000.


Impeachment of Warren Hastings

Pitt's India Act served to move much of the supervisory role for India away from the East India Company directors and officials in Leadenhall Street to a new political Board of Control based in London.

Murray Markin

His brother, Joseph Markin, served on North York's Board of Control from 1974 to 1976.


see also

Ernest Lister

After a successful management of Governor John Rankin Rogers' campaign in 1896, Lister was appointed chairman of the State Board of Control.

Myron H. McCord

Buckey O'Neill claimed the McCord had personally profited from his actions as a member of the Board of Control.

Sahadeo Tiwari

The Sanatan Dharma Board of Control was based in Tunapuna and as stated by the Port-of-Spain Gazette, was composed of predominantly orthodox, practising pundits who formed part of a Committee of Management that included: Pundit Sahadeo Tiwari (President), Pundit Bhagouti, Pundit Ramnarine, Pundit Dyalchan, Pundit Seereeram, Pundit Sohan, Pundit Seereedath, Pundit Sooknanan and Pundit Gosyne.

Sir Herbert Smith, 1st Baronet

During the First World War he was chairman of the Carpet Trade Rationing Committee and the Man-Power and Protection Committee and was a member of the Board of Control of the Wool and Textile Industries.