Malcom Beaton came to Beaconsfield in 1894 to work as a gardener for Rienzi A. Mainwaring, on farm 25. He created his own gardening enterprise. He landscaped many of the new summer residences. In 1913 the Town of Beaconsfield bought from him part of Kirkwood Avenue. The city appointed him Town Constable (1910-1917), then Town Superintendent (1917-1939). His job included being a dogcatcher, electrical inspector, policeman, gardener, … He was respected and considered an exceptional man. The children thought the town was named “Beatonsfield” after him. He built his house at 80 Kirkwood Ave. in 1913 (still standing in 2011).

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Edouard Lamoureux (1906-1989)

In 1929, Edouard became the third Secretary-Treasurer for the City of Beaconsfield. He was first operating from his mother's house, at 545 Beaconsfield Boulevard. Later on, the City rented a room in the Valois farm house until the opening of the first City Hall in 1931 at 450 Lakeshore Road. Living in the house next to the City Hall was the Poulson family; in 1941, Edouard married Arthur Poulson's daughter Amelie. 

Edouard was also Chief of Police and Fire Chief during the Great Depression years. In 1951, he also cumulated the position of City Public Works Superintendent. Starting on January 1^st, 1952, from Secretary-Treasurer, he became the first Town Manager of Beaconsfield.

Serving the municipality for almost thirty years, he occupied this last position until September 1955.

See also Edouard Lamoureux, Merchant in Beaurepaire

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Thomas Arthur Light (1875-1975)

Thomas Arthur Light worked for Beaconsfield as city inspector (1917-1929). A Montreal contractor, he also raised bees at 125 Woodland Avenue, in Beaurepaire, from 1934 to 1947. He could boast to having personal recollections of Charles Dickens.

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Herb Linder arrived in Beaconsfield in November 1969, and took on the responsibilities of Director of Recreation and Parks for the following nine years. He lobbied for the arena and pool to be built, and led the project through to completion. He played a major role in the implementation of organized sports such as hockey, ringuette and soccer, and promoted summer arts and crafts programs in collaboration with Louise Seekings, a well-known Lakeshore artist. A man of artistic talent, he designed the Christmas decorations seen for many years decorating the Recreation Centre and the City Hall. Herb Linder retired in the spring of 1978, at the age of 65, and died one week later. Louise Seekings presented the City with a painting of Centennial Hall, in memory of Herb Linder, and the City has presented a trophy to the lawn bowlers in his memory.

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Joseph Léon Vital Mallette (1888-1939)

The first Town Secretary-Treasurer (1910-1925 and 1926-1929), J.L. Vital Mallette was replaced by Albert Daignault from May 1925 to October 1926. He was an elected Member of Parliament for the county of Jacques Cartier in 1935.

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Town Manager from 1955 to 1960, Thomas Plunkett is instrumental in installing a Town Planning Commission. He became Director of the School of Public Administration at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, for which he received the Vanier Gold Medal in 1983 (awarded by The Institute of Public Administration of Canada for distinctive leadership in public administration and public services in Canada). He was in great demand in the Far East as a consultant in municipal affairs.

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George Reakes was the Town Engineer from 1914 to 1917 and was the first chief of police. He supervised the construction of the first macadamized road (Beaconsfield Blvd) and the installation of the electric power plant in 1914.

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George Allan Walsh (2 May 1925 - 17 October 2016)

George Walsh was appointed both police and fire chief in 1951 and served for 25 years in these capacities. Starting from a one-man force, he built up both forces to about 30 employees including 6 civilians.

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