title: Dan Jessup
text: # Dan Jessup
  
  Dan W. Jessup (1890 – February 23, 1967) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario. He was first elected to the mayor's office on December 3, 1951 and served for three terms as mayor in 1952, 1953 and 1954. In 1955 he was succeeded by Leo Landreville, a local lawyer who was later appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario as a judge.
  
  In addition to Jessup's three terms as mayor, he also served on city council. He was first elected to office in 1926 and served with Mayor Samson on city council. He subsequently served another four terms; 1927, 1928, 1928 and 1932.
  
  He died at the age of 77, while on vacation in Madrid, Spain on February 23, 1967.
  
  ## Sudbury City Council (1952–1954)
  
  ### Sudbury City Council 1952
  
  The following is the list of Aldermen who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's City Council in 1952. They were elected to their respective offices on December 3, 1951.
  
  Sudbury City Council 1952 :
  
  | Fournier Ward | McCormick Ward | Ryan Ward |
  | - | - | - |
  | Emile Savard | Frank Barlow | Gene Coe |
  | Alphege Theriault | G. J. Monaghan | T. G. Thompson |
  | O. Godin | James Cormack | Gene Biondi |
  
  ### Sudbury City Council 1953
  
  The following is the list of Aldermen who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's City Council in 1953. They were elected to their respective offices on December 1, 1952.
  
  Sudbury City Council 1953 :
  
  | Fournier Ward | McCormick Ward | Ryan Ward |
  | - | - | - |
  | Emile Savard | James Cormack | Gene Coe |
  | Alphege Theriault | H. Waisberg | Joe Fabbro |
  | Vic Whalen | Grace Hartman | Ken McNeill |
  
  ### Sudbury City Council 1954
  
  The following is the list of Aldermen who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's City Council in 1954.
  
  Sudbury City Council 1954 :
  
  | Fournier Ward | McCormick Ward | Ryan Ward |
  | - | - | - |
  | Albert Gravel | James Cormack | Gene Coe |
  | Alphege Theriault | Samuel Rothschild | Joe Fabbro |
  | Vic Whalen | Grace Hartman | Ken McNeill |
  
  ## Board of Control (1952–1954)
  
  ### Board of Control 1952
  
  The 1951 election marked the first year that the City of Sudbury was overseen by a board of control for the inaugural year of 1952. The members were:
  
  * L. Lamoureux
  * J. W. Tate
  * S. Silverman
  * W. E. W. Cressey
  
  ### Board of Control 1953
  
  The following is the list of members of the Board of Control who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's Board of Control in 1953.
  
  * L. Lamoureux
  * G. Monaghan
  * Ray Jessup
  * J. W. Tate
  
  ### Board of Control 1954
  
  The following is the list of members of the Board of Control who served with Mayor Jessup on Sudbury's Broad of Control in 1953.
  
  * L. Lamoureux
  * G. Monaghan
  * Ray Jessup
  * S. Racicot
  
  ## Books
  
  * Dorian, Charles (1961). The First 75 Years, A Headline History of Sudbury, Canada. Arthur H. Stockwell Limited, Ilfracombe, Devon.
  * Wallace, C. M.; & Thomson, Ashley (Eds.) (1993). Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital (3rd ed.). Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-170-7.
  