Thomas Gilroy (16 October 1848 – 22 February 1905) was a Canadian politician, the 14th Mayor of Winnipeg in 1895. Gilroy was born in Norfolk County,

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. In 1872 he joined the Sun Life Assurance company, supervising its Ontario operations. He moved west in 1882 to be Sun Life's manager for the North-West region, including

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. He attempted to enter provincial politics by campaigning in the 1888 Manitoba election at the Centre Winnipeg riding, but was defeated by Daniel Hunter McMillan. In 1891, he became a City of Winnipeg alderman, and was elected mayor in 1894.

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1848 births 1905 deaths People from Norfolk County, Ontario Mayors of Winnipeg 19th-century mayors of places in Manitoba {{Manitoba-mayor-stub