sentences:  He first ran for city council in 1908, and after three tries, was elected on 1 January 1911 as the Alderman for Ward 6 of the former City of Toronto, in the west-end.At the time, Toronto had yearly city council elections on New Year's Day.He decided to run for mayor in 1914; at the time, he was the youngest person to run for that office at age 25.