Thomas Willett Huxley. The Fire Department of New York operated a fireboat named "Thomas Willett" from 1908 to 1959. Attribution Thomas Willett Thomas Willett (1605 – August 29, 1674) was a British merchant, Plymouth Colony trader and sea-captain, Commissioner of New Netherland, magistrate of Plymouth Colony, Captain of the Plymouth Colony militia and was the 1st and 3rd Mayor of New York City, prior to the consolidation of the five boroughs into the City of New York in 1898. The fourth son of English clergyman Andrew Willet, he was born in August 1605, in the rectory-house of Barley, Hertfordshire, and was baptised
St. Thomas City Council St. Thomas City Council The St. Thomas City Council is the governing body of the city of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. It is made up of a mayor and seven aldermen who are elected on an "at-large" basis. Elections for the city council are held every four years. Elected in the municipal elections of 2006 for St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. It served the city from December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010. Elected in the municipal elections of 2010 for St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Alderman Sam Yusuf stepped down from council April 24, 2013. On May 6, 2013, council appointed