Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a cemetery
located in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
.
In the early 19th century, the only authorized cemeteries within the city of Toronto (then known as York) were limited to the members of either the Roman Catholic Church
or the Church of England
. Deceased citizens who did not belong to either of these Christian denominations had no choice but to find burial arrangements outside of the city. In 1873, a new cemetery available to all citizens was conceived. Originally a 200 acre (0.809372 km²) farm, on the far outskirts of Toronto, Mount Pleasant Cemetery opened on November 4, 1876 with more than twelve miles (19 km) of carriage drives along rolling hills and ponds. Mount Pleasant Road
was later constructed to pass through the centre of the cemetery and is named after this cemetery. With the growth in population, today the cemetery is located in the centre of the city. While the watercourses have since been filled in, the cemetery still has many miles of walking paths, interspersed with fountains, statues, botanical gardens, and rare and distinct trees.
As the final resting place of more than 168,000 persons, Mount Pleasant Cemetery contains remarkable architecture amongst its many monuments. The cemetery was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2000.
The cemetery began planning the building as early as 2004, but disputes with the City of Toronto, local ratepayer associations, and the Ontario Municipal Board
all delayed the project. Changes were made as a result of this process, most notably vehicle access is now through the cemetery grounds only, not directly from Moore Avenue.
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Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
located in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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In the early 19th century, the only authorized cemeteries within the city of Toronto (then known as York) were limited to the members of either the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
or the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
. Deceased citizens who did not belong to either of these Christian denominations had no choice but to find burial arrangements outside of the city. In 1873, a new cemetery available to all citizens was conceived. Originally a 200 acre (0.809372 km²) farm, on the far outskirts of Toronto, Mount Pleasant Cemetery opened on November 4, 1876 with more than twelve miles (19 km) of carriage drives along rolling hills and ponds. Mount Pleasant Road
Mount Pleasant Road
Mount Pleasant Road is a major arterial thoroughfare in the Canadian city of Toronto, Ontario that travels from Jarvis Street south of Bloor Street north to Glen Echo Drive. The road is unique as one of the few arterial roads in Toronto to be created after the development of the suburbs which it...
was later constructed to pass through the centre of the cemetery and is named after this cemetery. With the growth in population, today the cemetery is located in the centre of the city. While the watercourses have since been filled in, the cemetery still has many miles of walking paths, interspersed with fountains, statues, botanical gardens, and rare and distinct trees.
As the final resting place of more than 168,000 persons, Mount Pleasant Cemetery contains remarkable architecture amongst its many monuments. The cemetery was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2000.
Mount Pleasant Visitation Centre
Completed in the Fall of 2009, the Mount Pleasant Visitation Centre is a new building built on the cemetery grounds designed to provide visitation space, chapel services, and reception space. The brick building is approximately 2,200 square meters in total size, with an outdoor 80 car parking lot.The cemetery began planning the building as early as 2004, but disputes with the City of Toronto, local ratepayer associations, and the Ontario Municipal Board
Ontario Municipal Board
The Ontario Municipal Board is an independent administrative board, operated as an adjudicative tribunal, in the province of Ontario, Canada...
all delayed the project. Changes were made as a result of this process, most notably vehicle access is now through the cemetery grounds only, not directly from Moore Avenue.
Notable interments
Veterans- William George 'Billy' Barker, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two BarsWilliam George BarkerWilliam George Barker VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two Bars was a Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient...
(1894–1930), LCOL, 201 Squadron, RAF. World War I flying ace, Victoria Cross recipient - George Fraser Kerr, VC, MC & Bar, MMGeorge Fraser KerrGeorge Fraser Kerr VC, MC & Bar, MM, was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award given to British and Commonwealth forces for gallantry in the face of the enemy....
(1895–1929), CAPT, 3rd battalion (Toronto) Central Ontario Regiment, CEF. World War I Victoria Cross recipient
Titanic
- Arthur Godfrey PeuchenArthur Godfrey PeuchenArthur Godfrey Peuchen was a Canadian businessman and RMS Titanic survivor.-Early life:Born in Montreal, Quebec, Peuchen was the son of a railroad contractor; his grandfather managed the London, Brighton and Midlands Railway. He was educated in private schools...
Lieutenant-Colonel (April 18, 1859 – December 7, 1929) was a Canadian businessman and RMS Titanic survivor. He was also a WWI veteran.
Medicine Personalities
- Frederick BantingFrederick BantingSir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE, MC, FRS, FRSC was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the main discoverers of insulin....
(1891–1941) & Charles Best (1899–1978), co-discoverers of insulinInsulinInsulin is a hormone central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle.... - Bertha HarmerBertha HarmerBertha Harmer was a Canadian nurse, writer and educator. Harmer graduated from the Toronto General Hospital in 1913.-United States:...
(1880–1934), prominent Canadian/American nurse - Jennie Smillie RobertsonJennie Smillie RobertsonJennie Robertson was a Canadian physician and the first female surgeon in Canada.Born as Jane Smillie in Hensall, Ontario, she was the fourth child of Benjamin Smillie and his wife, Jane Smillie...
(1878–1981), Canada's first female surgeon
Music Personalities
- Bobby GimbyBobby GimbyBobby Gimby, was a Canadian orchestra leader, trumpeter, and singer/songwriter.-Biography:He was born Robert Stead Gimby in Cabri, Saskatchewan where he played in a boys' band. He was a member of the popular radio show The Happy Gang...
(1918–1998) Writer of the Expo 67Expo 67The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
theme: Ca-na-daCanada (song)"Ca-na-da", or "The Centennial Song" was written by Bobby Gimby in 1967 to celebrate Canada's centennial and Expo 67, and was commissioned by the Centennial Commission... - Glenn GouldGlenn GouldGlenn Herbert Gould was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach...
(1932–1982), musician, pianist, composer, musical theorist - Gerhard Heintzman, Heintzman & Co.Heintzman & Co.Heintzman & Co. Ltd was a celebrated Canadian piano manufacturer, based in the Toronto area, whose instruments retain a reputation for quality of workmanship and fineness of tone.- History :...
piano manufacturer - Alexander MuirAlexander MuirAlexander Muir was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster. He was the composer of The Maple Leaf Forever, which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.-Early life:...
(1830–1906), author of The Maple Leaf ForeverThe Maple Leaf Forever"The Maple Leaf Forever" is a Canadian song written by Alexander Muir in 1867, the year of Canada's Confederation. He wrote the work after serving with The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in the Battle of Ridgeway against the Fenians in 1866....
(1867), Canada's early (unofficial) National Anthem - Joseph Mulgrew, Hard Core LogoHard Core LogoHard Core Logo is a 1996 Canadian mockumentary adapted by Noel Baker from the novel of the same name by author Michael Turner. Director Bruce McDonald illustrates the self-destruction of punk rock...
lead singer and frontman (Fictional Character)
Businesspeople
- Alfred Ernest Ames (1867–1934), stockbroker, founder of A.E. Ames & Co.
- Alfred J. BillesAlfred J. BillesAlfred Jackson Billes, CM was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of Canadian Tire. Born in Toronto, Ontario, at age sixteen, he went to work as a clerk at a branch of the Dominion Bank. In 1922 he used his savings to team up with his brother William to buy Hamilton Tire and Garage Ltd. in Toronto...
(1902–1995), cofounder of Canadian TireCanadian TireCanadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada... - George Montegu Black IIGeorge Montegu Black IIGeorge Montegu Black II to George Montegu Black Sr and Gertrude Maxwell Black was a Winnipeg business man and President of Canadian Breweries...
(1911–1976), president of Canadian Breweries - Matthew James BoylenMatthew James BoylenMatthew James "Jim" Boylen was a Canadian businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.Jim Boylen was born in Weston, Ontario and raised in Alberta. In his early teens he left home and returned to Northern Ontario where he and elder brother Fred eventually operated a trading post...
(1907–1970) mining magnate, racehorse owner - George Albertus CoxGeorge Albertus CoxGeorge Albertus Cox was a very prominent Canadian businessman and a member of the Canadian Senate.He was born in Colborne, Upper Canada in 1840. He began work as a telegraph operator for the Montreal Telegraph Company and became their agent in Peterborough, Ontario. In 1861, he became an agent for...
(1840–1914), businessman, Senator - Robert T. DaviesRobert T. DaviesRobert T. Davies was a Canadian businessman and Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorse owner and breeder.Born in Toronto, Ontario, he studied at Park School and Upper Canada College, in the early 1870s Robert Davies married Margaret Anne Taylor, the daughter of John Taylor, owner of paper mills...
(1849–1916), businessman, racehorse owner - Timothy EatonTimothy EatonTimothy Eaton was a Canadian businessman who founded the Eaton's department store, one of the most important retail businesses in Canada's history.-Early life and family:...
(1834–1907), department store magnate - James Henry GundyJames Henry GundyJames Henry Gundy was a Canadian businessman who co-founded Wood Gundy and Company, stockbrokerage in Toronto, Ontario in 1905....
(1880–1951), stockbroker, co-founder of Wood Gundy Inc.Wood Gundy Inc.Wood Gundy Inc. was a leading Canadian stock brokerage and investment banking firm.The firm, which was founded in 1905 was acquired by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in 1988 as it attempted to build an investment banking business. The Wood Gundy name was used extensively by the bank's... - Henry R. JackmanHarry JackmanHenry Rutherford "Harry" Jackman, OC was a Canadian politician and successful entrepreneur. He represented the electoral district of Rosedale in the Canadian House of Commons from 1940 to 1949....
(1900-1979), businessman and politician, father of Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant governorA lieutenant governor or lieutenant-governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction, but is often the deputy or lieutenant to or ranking under a governor — a "second-in-command"...
Henry N.R. Jackman - Albert Edward KempAlbert Edward KempSir Albert Edward Kemp, KCMG, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician. Kemp was a Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence and Minister of the Overseas Military Forces during World War I. A Conservative and Unionist, Kemp was elected five times to the Canadian House of Commons as the Member...
(1858–1929), businessman and politician - Hart MasseyHart MasseyHart Almerrin Massey was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist born in Haldimand Township in what was then known as Upper Canada. His parents were Daniel Massey and Lucina Bradley...
(1823–1896), businessman - William McMasterWilliam McMasterWilliam McMaster was a wholesaler, Senator and banker in the 19th century. A director of the Bank of Montreal from 1864–1867, he was a driving force behind the creation of the Canadian Bank of Commerce of which he served as the founding president from 1867 to his death in 1887.He served in the...
(1811–1887), banker, statesman, a founder of McMaster University - Ryland H. NewRyland H. NewRyland Herbert New was a Canadian businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses who twice won the Kings's Plate....
(1888–1979), businessman, racehorse owner - Frederick Nicholls (businessman) (1856–1921), businessman, founded the first electric power company in Canada
- Arthur Godfrey PeuchenArthur Godfrey PeuchenArthur Godfrey Peuchen was a Canadian businessman and RMS Titanic survivor.-Early life:Born in Montreal, Quebec, Peuchen was the son of a railroad contractor; his grandfather managed the London, Brighton and Midlands Railway. He was educated in private schools...
(1859-1929), businessman, soldier; survivor of RMS Titanic - Edward S. Rogers, Sr.Edward S. Rogers, Sr.Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers is regarded as the founder of Rogers Communications although it was established in 1967, almost three decades after his death.-Life and career:...
(1900–1939), founder of Rogers Communications - Thomas Alexander Russell (1877–1940), automobile manufacturer
- Steve StavroSteve StavroSteve Atanas Stavro, CM , born Manoli Stavroff Sholdas, was a Macedonian Canadian businessman, grocery store magnate, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, sports team owner, and a noted philanthropist....
(1928–2006), businessman, horse breeder, former owner of the Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... - Joseph Shepard II, businessman
- Robert SimpsonRobert Simpson (store founder)Robert Simpson was the founder of Simpson's Department Store.Born in Strathspey, Moray, Scotland in 1834 to Peter Simpson and Jane Christie Parmouth...
(1834–1897), department store magnate - Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of FleetKenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of FleetKenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet , in Canada known as Ken Thomson, was a Canadian businessman and art collector who, at the time of his death, was the richest person in Canada, and the ninth richest person in the world, according to Forbes.com, with assets of approximately US $17.9...
(1923 – 2006), businessman, art collector, richest person in Canada - George WestonGeorge WestonGeorge Weston , Canadian businessman and founder of George Weston Limited, became Toronto’s biggest baker with Canada’s largest bread factory. Weston began his career at the age of twelve as a baker's apprentice and went on to become a bread route salesman...
(1864–1924), businessman, founder of George Weston LimitedGeorge Weston LimitedGeorge Weston Limited , often referred to as Weston or Weston's, is Canada's largest food processing and distribution company. Founded by George Weston in 1882, the company today consists of Weston Foods, a wholly owned subsidiary, and Loblaw Companies Limited, the country's largest supermarket... - W. Garfield WestonW. Garfield WestonWillard Garfield Weston, OC, , Canadian businessman and philanthropist, led George Weston Limited and its various subsidiaries and associated companies, including Associated British Foods, for half a century and established one of the world's largest food processing and distribution concerns...
(1898–1978), businessman
Politicians
- James Cox AikinsJames Cox AikinsJames Cox Aikins, PC was a prominent Canadian politician in the 19th century. He twice served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald, and was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1882 to 1888.-Early life and career:Aikins was born in Toronto Township, Upper...
(1823–1904), politician - Herbert Henry BallHerbert Henry BallHerbert Henry Ball was a Canadian politician and journalist.On October 24, 1885, he married Mary Ann Martin in Bristol, Somerset, England. In 1886, Ball and his wife emigrated to Canada, settling north of Toronto in an area then known as Davisville...
(1863–1943), politician and King's Printer - Frederick G. Gardiner (1895–1983), politician
- William Lyon Mackenzie KingWilliam Lyon Mackenzie KingWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...
(1874–1950), Prime Minister of Canada - Egerton RyersonEgerton RyersonAdolphus Egerton Ryerson was a Methodist minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada...
(1803–1882), minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate - Clifford SiftonClifford SiftonSir Clifford Sifton, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician best known for being Minister of the Interior under Sir Wilfrid Laurier...
, politician - Donald Dean SummervilleDonald Dean SummervilleDonald Dean Summerville was an east-end municipal politician in Toronto, Canada, and served as Mayor of Toronto, briefly, until his death.Summerville was born in Toronto to William Summerville and Alberta White...
, Mayor of Toronto - William SummervilleWilliam SummervilleWilliam Arthur Summerville was a municipal and provincial politician in Toronto, Canada.Summerville was born in Bruce County and moved with his family to Toronto at age three. His first career was as a musician. He played cornet for the 48th Highlanders and toured North America with different...
, Toronto City Alderman, Board of Control, MPP - Howard P. WhiddenHoward P. WhiddenHoward Primrose Whidden was a Canadian churchman, member of Parliament, educator, scholar and editor of Canadian Baptist....
, clergyman, Parliamentarian, Chancellor of McMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
Premiers of Ontario
Premier of Ontario
The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
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- George Howard Ferguson (1870–1946)
- William Hearst (1864–1941)
- George Stewart HenryGeorge Stewart HenryGeorge Stewart Henry was a farmer, businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada.Born in Township of King, York County, Ontario, the son of William and Louisa Henry, Henry was educated at the public schools of Toronto, Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto where he received a B.A. and...
(1871–1958) - Sir Oliver MowatOliver MowatSir Oliver Mowat, was a Canadian politician, and the third Premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896, making him the longest serving premier of that province and the 3rd longest in all of Canadian history...
(1820–1903), also considered a Father of Canadian Confederation - George William RossGeorge William RossSir George William Ross was an educator and politician in Ontario, Canada. He was the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905....
(1841–1914)
Lieutenant Governors of Ontario
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
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- Herbert Alexander BruceHerbert Alexander BruceHerbert Alexander Bruce , served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1932 to 1937....
(1868–1963), surgeon - William Mortimer ClarkWilliam Mortimer ClarkSir William Mortimer Clark , KCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in 1836 in Aberdeen, Scotland, William Clark was educated at Marischal College and the University of Edinburgh. He came to Canada in 1859 and was called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1861...
(1936-1917), lawyer - Lionel Herbert ClarkeLionel Herbert ClarkeLionel Herbert Clarke was a Guelph born businessman and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada. In 1911 he was appointed the first chairman of the Toronto Harbour Commission...
(1859–1921), brewer - John Keiller MacKayJohn Keiller MacKayLieutenant Colonel John Keiller MacKay, PC, OC DSO, KStJ, VD, QC , served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1957 to 1963.-Education:...
(1888–1970), lawyer, judge - Albert Edward MatthewsAlbert Edward MatthewsAlbert Edward Matthews was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.Matthews was born in Lindsay, Ontario. He worked as an investment broker in Toronto and rose to the position of director. Matthews served as Ontario's 16th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1937 to 1946...
(1873–1949), broker
Mayors of Toronto:
- Samuel McBrideSamuel McBrideSamuel McBride was a two-time Mayor of Toronto serving his first term from 1928 to 1929 and his second term in 1936 which ended prematurely due to his death.-Politics:...
(1866–1936), lumber merchant - Robert John FlemingRobert John Fleming (Canadian politician)Robert John Fleming was twice Mayor of Toronto Born in Toronto, Robert John Fleming was of Irish ancestry, the son of William and Jane Fleming. Educated in Toronto public schools he first entered the business world in real estate...
(1854–1925), businessman - Warring KennedyWarring KennedyWarring Kennedy was Mayor of Toronto from 1894 to 1895.Born in County Down, Ireland, Kennedy came to Toronto in 1858. In 1869, he opened a wholesale dry goods firm called Sampson, Kennedy and Gemmell. In 1877, he was defeated when he ran for mayor and was defeated again in 1893. He was elected in...
(1827–1904), businessman - Robert Hood SaundersRobert Hood SaundersRobert Hood Saunders, Q.C., CBE was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, President of the Canadian National Exhibition, chairman of the Ontario Hydro ....
(1903–1955), lawyer - Thomas UrquhartThomas Urquhart (politician)Thomas Urquhart was a Canadian politician and mayor of Toronto.Born in Wallacetown, Dunwich Township, Elgin County, Ontario, a son to Alexander Cameron Urquhart and Sarah McCallum, he attended public school in Wallacetown until 13 years of age and then spent years working with his father, a...
(1858–1931), lawyer - Allan Lamport (1903–1999), Toronto Transit CommissionToronto Transit Commission-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
Commissioner
Clergymen
- Arnold BrownArnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army)Arnold Brown, OC was the 11th General of The Salvation Army .He was born in London, England, the son of officers of the Army. While he was still a young boy, his family immigrated to Canada, and it was from the corps in Belleville that he entered training, becoming an officer in 1935...
(1913–2002), General of The Salvation ArmyGenerals of The Salvation Armythumbnail|left|1st General, William BoothGeneral is the title of the international leader of The Salvation Army, a Christian denomination with extensive charitable social services that gives quasi-military rank to its ministers .Usage of the term General began with the Founder of The Salvation... - Jonathan Goforth (1859–1936), Presbyterian Missionary
Sports Personalities
- Billy BurchBilly BurchHarry Wilfred Burch was an Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans, Chicago Black Hawks, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League...
(1900–1950), Hall of Fame ice-hockey player - Charlie ConacherCharlie ConacherCharles William "The Big Bomber" Conacher, Sr. was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and New York Americans in the National Hockey League. An early power forward, Conacher was nicknamed "The Big Bomber," for his size, powerful...
(1909–1967), Hall of Fame ice hockey player - George Imlach (1918–1987), hockey player and coach
- Dick IrvinDick IrvinJames Dickinson Irvin, Sr. was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Irvin was one of the greatest players of his day, balancing a torrid slapshot and tough style with gentlemanly play...
(1892–1957), Hall of Fame ice-hockey player and coach - George KnudsonGeorge KnudsonGeorge Alfred Christian Knudson, CM was a Canadian professional golfer, who along with Mike Weir holds the record for the Canadian with the most wins on the PGA Tour, with eight career victories....
(1937–1989), PGA TourPGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
golfer - Igor KorolevIgor KorolevIgor Borisovich Korolev was a Russian/Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Korolev played over 700 games in the National Hockey League from 1992 until 2004. Korolev returned to Russia, and played a further seven seasons in the Russian Super League and the Kontinental Hockey League ...
(1970-2011), hockey player - George LyonGeorge Lyon (golfer)George Seymour Lyon was a Canadian golfer, an Olympic gold medallist, an eight-time Canadian Amateur Championship winner, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame....
(1858–1938), Olympic1904 Summer OlympicsThe 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
Gold Medal golfer - Bill ZockBill ZockWilliam Zock is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos from 1937 to 1954. He was part of five Grey Cup championships with the Argonauts and another one with the Eskimos...
(1918–1988), Hall of Fame CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
football player
Other
- James Bain (1842–1908), first chief librarian of the Toronto Public LibraryToronto Public LibraryToronto Public Library is a public library system based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest public library system in Canada and in 2008, had averaged a higher...
- Victor ChildVictor ChildVictor Llewellyn Child was a Canadian painter, etcher and newspaper illustrator. A senior pen-and-ink commercial artist at the Toronto Telegram for much of his professional career, in private life he produced landscapes and portraits in watercolours and oils.Victor Child was born in Palmerston,...
(1897–1960), painter, etcher and illustrator at the Toronto TelegramToronto TelegramThe Toronto Evening Telegram was a conservative, broadsheet afternoon newspaper published in Toronto from 1876 to 1971. It had a reputation for supporting the Conservative Party at both the federal and provincial level. The paper competed with the liberal Toronto Star... - Fred Davis (1921–1996), popular television host
- Northrop FryeNorthrop FryeHerman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century....
(1912–1991), educator, literary critic - Foster HewittFoster HewittFoster William Hewitt, OC was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for Hockey Night in Canada. He was the son of W. A. Hewitt, and the father of Bill Hewitt.-Early life and career:...
(1902–1985), broadcaster
- Laura Muntz LyallLaura Muntz LyallLaura Muntz Lyall, June 18, 1860 – December 9, 1930, was a Canadian impressionist painter. Born Laura Adeline Muntz in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, her family emigrated to Canada when she was a child to farm in the Muskoka District of Ontario.As a young woman, Muntz studied to...
(1860–1930), artist - David MilneDavid Milne (artist)David Milne, was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and writer.- Biography :David Milne was born in the southwestern Ontario village of Burgoyne in 1882. He was the last of 10 children born to Scottish immigrant parents...
(1882-1953), artist - F. W. MicklethwaiteF. W. MicklethwaiteFrank William Micklethwaite was a prominent Canadian photographer, professionally known as F.W. Micklethwaite, whose photographs of Toronto and the Muskoka area form an important and unique photographic record of the province of Ontario's history in the late 19th century and early 20th century...
(1849–1925), prominent photographer - John A. PearsonJohn A. PearsonJohn Andrew Pearson was an early 20th Century Canadian architect and partner to the Toronto-based firm of Pearson and Darling.Pearson emigrated to Canada in 1888...
, architect from the firm Pearson and DarlingPearson and DarlingPearson and Darling was an architectural firm based in Toronto from 1897 through 1923, a key player in shaping the urban look of the city and the rest of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.-Formation:... - Robert SutherlandRobert SutherlandRobert Sutherland, a native of Jamaica, was the first known graduate of colour at a Canadian university, and the first Black man to study law in North America. A graduate of Queen's University. Sutherland qualified to practise law in Ontario under the then prevailing system of apprenticeship and...
(c.1830-1878), Canada's first black lawyer, and an important benefactor and alumnus of Queen's UniversityQueen's UniversityQueen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...