Everything about Dennis Flynn totally explained
» For the Oklahoma politician, see Dennis Thomas Flynn.Christopher Dennis Flynn
O.Ont (
December 17 1923 -
August 19 2003) was
Chairman of
Metropolitan Toronto from 1984 to 1988. Flynn rarely used his first name and was commonly known as
Dennis Flynn.
Born in Rathcormac,
County Cork,
Ireland to the O'Flynn family, the family immigrated to Canada while he was a child. He had two brothers Patrick and John, and two sisters, Eileen and Mary. Eventually the family dropped the
O honorific and became known simply as
Flynn. Flynn's older brother
Patrick Flynn was a
Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1979. Dennis married Margaret (née Courtney) and they'd seven children.
He enlisted in the
Toronto Scottish Regiment in 1938 and was in the 1st Canadian
Parachute Battalion in
World War II. He saw action during the
D-Day landings and was wounded twice. He walked with a limp due to these injuries. He attended the
University of Toronto in 1947. After graduating, he joined the City of Toronto's clerk's department and rose to the position of protocol officer (public relations director).
He was unsuccessful in his first attempt to be elected
mayor of
Etobicoke in 1969, but succeeded in 1972. He was mayor of Etobicoke from 1972 until 1984 when he succeeded
Paul Godfrey as Metro Chairman. He held that position until 1988 when he was defeated by
Alan Tonks. In the 1988 municipal election, he ran successfully for Metro Council in the ward of Kingsway-Humber ward. Flynn remained as Metro Councillor until 1997. He chose not to run for the newly amalgamated
Toronto City Council.
In 2001, he was awarded the
Order of Ontario for his distinguished record of public service.
In 2003, Flynn's son, Tim, ran unsuccessfully in Ward 25 (Don Valley West) for a seat on Toronto City Council.
Flynn was the Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the
Toronto Scottish Regiment (The
Queen Mother's Own). In
2003, while visiting the regiment at
CFB Petawawa in
Pembroke, Ontario, he suffered a
heart attack and died. He was 79.
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