David Breakenridge Read
David Breakenridge Read was a Canadian lawyer, educator, author, and Mayor of Toronto in 1858. Read was Mayor of Toronto from November 11, 1858 to December 31, 1858. He served a mere 50 fifty days, thus making him the shortest serving Mayor of that city.
He married Emily Ballard, born 1827, daughter of Norman Ballard. The couple had seven children.
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