Christopher Alexander Tonks
Christopher Alexander Tonks | |
|---|---|
| Reeve of York | |
| In office January 1, 1957 – December 31, 1960 | |
| Preceded by | F.W. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Charles Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1917 York County, Ontario |
| Died | February 6, 2006 |
| Occupation | storekeeper, postmaster |
Christopher Alexander Tonks (March 23, 1917 – February 6, 2006) was a long-time politician in the Toronto municipality of York, Ontario from 1949 to 1988. He served as reeve of the then-Township of York from 1957 to 1960. He was unseated in 1960 by a court order due to a conflict of interest scandal involving his house which was built on land purchased from the township, but then reinstated only to be defeated in that year's municipal election. He attempted to regain the reeveship several times in subsequent municipal elections but was unsuccessful.
He returned to council as a borough alderman in 1967, was defeated in 1969, and then returned to council again as an alderman for Ward 5 in 1972, where he remained until his retirement in 1988.
He is the father of Alan Tonks, who served as mayor of York during the elder Tonks's final years as an alderman, and went on to be Metropolitan Toronto Chairman, and then Member of Parliament for York South.