Robert Hood Saunders

Robert Hood Saunders
48th Mayor of Toronto
In office
1945–1948
Preceded byFrederick Conboy
Succeeded byHiram McCallum
Chairman of Ontario Hydro
In office
1948–1955
Toronto Ward 4 Alderman
In office
1935-1936, 1940
Toronto Board of Control
In office
1937-1939, 1941-1947
Personal details
Born(1903-05-30)May 30, 1903
Toronto, Ontario
DiedJanuary 16, 1955(1955-01-16) (aged 51)
London, Ontario

Robert Hood Saunders, CBE, QC (May 30, 1903 – January 16, 1955) was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, and then president of the Canadian National Exhibition, and chairman of the Ontario Hydro (formally named the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario (HEPCO)). He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.