1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁Pi per ▁settled ▁in ▁Nelson , ▁and ▁ran ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁host el ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁or ▁Bridge ▁and ▁Col ling wood ▁Street ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁business . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Local ▁body ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁Pi per ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁mayor alty ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁Henry ▁Ba igent . ▁He ▁stood ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁election ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Thomas ▁P ett it . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁Joseph ▁She ph ard ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁from ▁the ▁Wa ime a ▁elect or ate ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁The ▁resulting ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁by - e lection , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 3 ▁June , ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁six ▁candidates : ▁John ▁K err ▁( 2 5 3 ▁votes ), ▁W . ▁N . ▁Frank lyn ▁( 2 5 0 ▁votes ), ▁William ▁White ▁( 9 4 ▁votes ), ▁Christian ▁Den cker ▁( 9 1 ▁votes ), ▁W . ▁W ast ney ▁( 5 9 ▁votes ) ▁and ▁J esse ▁Pi per ▁( 3 2 ▁votes ).