The York Club is a private members' club that was incorporated on November 22, 1909. It is located at 135 St. George Street in The Annex neighbourhood of central Toronto, Ontario, close to the University of Toronto's St. George campus. The club's name refers to the town of York in Upper Canada, which became the city of Toronto in 1834.

Clubhouse The club's building was originally constructed between 1889 and 1892 as a residence for businessman George Gooderham Sr. (1830–1905) and his large family. Gooderham was a son of William Gooderham (1790–1881) and served as president of the Gooderham and Worts distillery.Dean Beeby, "George Gooderham" in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1994. Retrieved October 11, 2015. The house was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by architect David Roberts Jr., who also designed the Gooderham Building downtown.

After Gooderham died in May 1905, at the age of 75, his widow Harriet Gooderham (née Dean) sold the house and moved to a smaller home nearby at 224 St. George Street. The York Club has owned the building since 1910.

Membership The York Club was originally founded as a gentlemen's club, but in 1992, the club's membership voted overwhelmingly in favour of admitting women to full membership. The initial class of female members numbered five accomplished candidates, and the club rapidly introduced them onto its committees and Board of Directors. Six years after that initial decision, the Toronto Ladies' Club (founded in 1904) amalgamated with The York Club, further strengthening the latter's female membership.Mary Byers, The York Club: A Centennial History, Malcolm Lester & Associates, Canada, 2009.

Leadership

Chairman of the Board

1909–20 – Sir Edmund Boyd Osler 1921–23 – Sir Byron Edmund Walker 1924–28 – William Cornelius Masten 1929–30 – Dr William Goldie 1931–32 – Dr Frederic Newton Gisborne Starr 1933 – Campbell Reaves 1934 – A. D. Walker 1935–37 – John Andrew McLeod 1938–39 – Dr David Edwin Robertson 1940 – James Bruce Mackinnon 1941 – Charles McCrea 1942–43 – Norman Currie Urquhart 1944 – Dr John Gordon Gallie 1945 – Hugh Lachlan Allward 1946 – Burnham Lord Mitchell 1947 – Dr Herbert Knudsen Detweiler 1948–50 – George Thomas Pepall 1951 – John Grant Glassco 1952 – John William McKee 1953 – Beverley Matthews 1954 – Lt-Col William Alfred Hawley MacBrien 1955 – John Rigsby White 1956 – John William McKee 1957 – Robert Alexander Laidlaw 1958 – John Grant Glassco 1959 – Lt-Col William Alfred Hawley MacBrien 1960 – Brig Frederic Campbell Wallace 1961 – John William McKee 1962 – John Grant Glassco 1963 – John Maitland Macintosh 1964 – John Girdlestone Hungerford 1965 – Ian Douglas Davidson 1966 – John Ross Bradfield 1967 – Britton Bath Osler 1968 – John Girdlestone Hungerford 1969 – Clifford Gooderham Beatty 1970 – Ian Douglas Davidson 1971 – Charles Percival Fell 1972 – John Ross Bradfield 1973 – Brig Ian Strachan Johnston 1974 – John Williamson Hamilton 1975 – Brig Gordon Doward de Salaberry Wotherspoon 1976 – Lt-Col G. Allan Burton 1977 – James Ian Crookston 1978 – Jeffery Page Rein Wadsworth 1979 – John Girdlestone Hungerford 1980 – St. Clair Balfour 1981 – William Price Wilder 1982 – Brig Gordon Doward de Salaberry Wotherspoon 1983 – George Campbell Hendrie 1984 – Dr Alfred Wells Farmer 1985–86 – James Ian Crookston 1987 – John Wallace Eaton 1988 – Jeffery Page Rein Wadsworth 1989 – Dr Grant Angus Farrow 1990 – Alexander Ross Aird 1991 – Fraser Matthews Fell 1992 – Grant Louis Reuber 1993 – Anthony Aallen van Straubenzee 1994 – Hedley Edmund Herbert Roy 1995 – Alan Joseph Dilworth 1996–97 – Dr Albert William Peter van Nostrand 1998–99 – N. Franklin Potter 2000–01 – John M. Stewart 2002–03 – Adam Hartley Zimmerman 2004–05 – Lt-Col John Gerard Brackenridge Strathy 2006–07 – William Thomas Brock 2008–09 – H. Garfield Emerson

President

1929–30 – Arthur Cornelius Masten 1931–32 – Sir William Thomas White 1933–34 – Sir John Aird 1935–36 – The Rev. Henry John Cody 1937–38 – Dr Alexander Primrose 1939–40 – Dr Herbert Alexander Bruce 1941–42 – Dr David Edwin Robertson 1943–44 – Herbert Deschamps Burns 1945–46 – Dr William Edward Gallie 1947–48 – James Young Murdoch 1949–50 – Gordon Foxbar Perry 1951–52 – George Thomas Pepall 1953–54 – John Grant Glassco 1955–56 – Lt-Col William Alfred Hawley MacBrien 1957–58 – John William McKee 1959–60 – Robert Alexander Laidlaw 1961–62 – Brig Frederic Campbell Wallace 1963–64 – Lt-Col Dr Melville Clarence Watson 1965–66 – John Maitland Macintosh 1967–68 – Beverley Matthews 1969–70 – John Girdlestone Hungerford 1971–72 – Ian Douglas Davidson 1973–74 – Britton Bath Osler 1975–76 – Charles Percival Fell 1977–78 – Dr Alfred Wells Farmer 1979–80 – James Ian Crookston 1981–82 – Brig Ian Strachan Johnston 1983–84 – St. Clair Balfour 1985–86 – George C. Hendrie 1987–88 – John Williamson Hamilton 1989–90 – Jeffery Page Rein Wadsworth 1991–92 – Lt-Col G. Allan Burton 1993–94 – William Price Wilder 1995–96 – Fraser Matthews Fell 1997–80 – Ralph MacKenzie Barford 1999–02 – John Napier Wyndham Turner 2003–04 – Henry Newton Rowell Jackman 2005–06 – Grant Louis Reuber 2007–08 – Anthony Allen van Straubenzee 2009 – John M. Stewart

Gallery

References

External links

The York Club – Lost Rivers Material from the Gooderham family archives