Ross Lipsett
Ross Lipsett (1911 - January 15, 1995) was a municipal politician in Toronto in the 1950s. A lifelong resident of The Beaches, he served first as an alderman for Ward 8 (representing The Beaches), on Toronto City Council, and then on the Toronto Board of Control in 1954, when he was appointed by council to fill a vacancy on the board. However, when he ran in the December 1954 Toronto municipal election to retain his seat, he was defeated. Lipsett was first elected to city council in the January 1950 Toronto municipal election representing Ward 8, and was re-elected in December 1950 Toronto municipal election and again in 1951 Toronto municipal election in the  1952 Toronto municipal election and 1953 Toronto municipal election. In every election, Lipsett was elected senior alderman from his ward (each ward elected two aldermen). Consequently, as senior alderman for his ward, he was also a founding member of Metropolitan Toronto Council when Metropolitan Toronto was created in April 1953.