John Easton Mills

Mayor
John Easton Mills
Mayor John Easton Mills
5th Mayor of Montreal
	In office; 1846–1847
Preceded by	James Ferrier
Succeeded by	Joseph Bourret
Personal details
Born	October 14, 1796; Tolland, Massachusetts, United States
Died	November 12, 1847 (aged 51); Montreal, Lower Canada
Party	Reformist
Profession	businessman

John Easton Mills (October 14, 1796 – November 12, 1847) served briefly as mayor of Montreal, Quebec.

In March 1846, Montreal city council deadlocked on the choice of a mayor. Mills had ten votes, and incumbent mayor James Ferrier had nine, but Ferrier voted for himself twice, in accordance with existing rules. Municipal paralysis ensued until December 1846, when Mills was elected decisively.

Typhus outbreak

In 1847 there was a major outbreak of typhus in Montreal among Irish immigrants. Mills organized measures to contain the epidemic and volunteered to tend to the sick, whereupon he contracted the disease himself and died after less than one year in office.^[1]

References

↑ Bruemmer, Rene (May 30, 2009). "Seeking hope, they found death". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2009.

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[Bruemmer-1] Bruemmer, Rene (May 30, 2009). "Seeking hope, they found death". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2009.

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Mayor John Easton Mills


5th Mayor of Montreal
In office 1846–1847
Preceded by	James Ferrier
Succeeded by	Joseph Bourret

Personal details
Born	October 14, 1796 Tolland, Massachusetts, United States
Died	November 12, 1847(1847-11-12) (aged 51) Montreal, Lower Canada
Party	Reformist
Profession	businessman