A report on University of Toronto and John Strachan

Coat of arms of the University of Toronto

Charter granted by King George IV in 1827, establishing King's College.

The bust of Strachan in the Trinity quad, Trinity College, Toronto

A Sopwith Camel aircraft rests on the Front Campus lawn in 1918.

Soldiers' Tower, a memorial to alumni fallen in the World Wars, contains a 51-bell carillon.

The neoclassical Convocation Hall is characterized by its domed roof and Ionic-pillared rotunda.

Old Vic, the main building of Victoria College, typifies the Richardsonian Romanesque style.

The Sandford Fleming Building contains offices of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

The Munk School of Global Affairs encompasses programs and research institutes for international relations.

The Naylor Building contains offices for the university's Department of Medicine.

Robarts Library, a Brutalist structure, houses the university's main collection for humanities and social sciences.

The AeroVelo Atlas won the Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition in 2013.

The discovery of stem cells by McCulloch and Till is the basis for all modern stem cell research.

The Donnelly Centre is part of the Discovery District, one of the world's largest biotechnology research clusters.

The University of Toronto Rowing Club trains in Toronto Harbour for the 1924 Summer Olympics. The team won silver for Canada.

Generations of students have attended speeches, debates and concerts at Hart House.

Sunlight fills Knox College Chapel during a Christmas concert of the engineering faculty's Skule Choir.

21 Sussex Court holds office space for several student organizations, like The Varsity newspaper.

Teefy House, a residence hall of St. Michael's College, is home to female first-year undergraduate students.

William Lyon Mackenzie King, the longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history with over 21 years in office, BA, MA

Lester B. Pearson, Canadian Prime Minister and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957, BA

Paul Martin, 21st Canadian Prime Minister, LLB

John Kenneth Galbraith, noted economist and a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism, B.Sc.(Agr.)

John Charles Fields, mathematician and the founder of the prestigious Fields Medal

Harold Innis, professor of political economy, helped develop the staples thesis and the Toronto School of communication theory

Frederick Banting, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and the first person to use insulin on humans, MD

Roberta Bondar, CSA astronaut and the first Canadian female in space, PhD

Julie Payette, CSA astronaut and the 29th Governor General of Canada, MASc

Jennie Smillie Robertson, First female surgeon in Canada, MD

He is best known as a political bishop who held many government positions and promoted education from common schools to helping to found the University of Toronto.

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The granting of the charter was largely the result of intense lobbying by John Strachan, the influential Anglican Bishop of Toronto who took office as the college's first president.

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Upper Canada

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Part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Quebec since 1763.

Map of Upper Canada (orange) with 21st-century Canada (pink) surrounding it

Map of Upper Canada by J. Arrowsmith (1837)

The third Parliament Building in York was built between 1829 and 1832 at Front Street.

Drawing showing the fatal shooting of Col. Robert Moodie outside John Montgomery's tavern in Toronto on 4 December 1837

Huron Tract Purchase area, located in Southern Ontario, highlighted in yellow

The Sharon Temple, built by the Children of Peace

The complete First Welland Canal including the Feeder Canal and the extension to Port Colborne. The present-day canal is marked in pale grey

The Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with Parliament Hill and the old "Union Station" visible in the background

Painting depicting the death of Isaac Brock

Leaders such as John Beverley Robinson and John Strachan proclaimed it an ideal government, especially as contrasted with the rowdy democracy in the nearby United States.

Strachan was part of the oligarchic ruling class of the province, and besides leading the Church of England, also sat on the Executive Council, the Legislative Council, helped found the Bank of Upper Canada, Upper Canada College, and the University of Toronto.

Map of Upper Canada (orange) within British North America (pink)

Family Compact

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Small closed group of men who exercised most of the political, economic and judicial power in Upper Canada from the 1810s to the 1840s.

"Moss Park", 1889, the estate of William Allan

The Grange, estate of D'Arcy Boulton Jr.

Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, estate of Sir Allen McNab

Its most important member was Bishop John Strachan; many of the other members were his former students, or people who were related to him.

On March 15, 1827, a royal charter was formally issued for King's College (now the University of Toronto).

Cobourg

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Town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario 95 km east of Toronto and 62 km east of Oshawa.

Age distribution in Cobourg according to the 2006 census.

Downtown Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. Aerial View taken from a DJI Phantom Vision

Victoria College remained in Cobourg until 1892, when it was moved to Toronto and federated with the University of Toronto.

In 1842, John Strachan founded the Diocesan Theological Institute in Cobourg, an Anglican seminary that became integrated into the University of Trinity College in Toronto in 1852.

York, Upper Canada

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Town and second capital of the colony of Upper Canada.

Depiction of Fort Rouillé, a French trading post, c. 1750s.

A map detailing the plan for York Harbour from 1793. On the map, Fort York is labelled as C, whereas the settlement of York was labelled as D.

Depiction of the Queen's Rangers of York cutting trees down during the construction of Yonge Street, 1795.

A depiction of the Battle of York in April 1813. The battle saw an American force supported by a naval flotilla land on the lake shore to the west, and advanced against York.

View of King Street, c. 1829. The settlement's courthouse, jail, and St. James Anglican Church are visible to the left of King Street.

Depiction of the third Parliament Building for Upper Canada in 1834. York was named the seat of government for Upper Canada in 1797.

People celebrating the incorporation of York into the City of Toronto in 1834.

150 acre of land had been purchased in 1825 to be the campus of King's College, today's University of Toronto, at the north end of the roads.

Its most important member was the Rev. John Strachan; many of the other members were his former students, or people who were related to him.

Trinity College, Toronto

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Bust of John Strachan in the Trinity quad, 2020

The original Gothic Revival Trinity College, circa 1852 by architect Kivas Tully

Trinity College's Class of 1882. Famed Canadian poet Archibald Lampman is at the far left, seated

Trinity College faculty at the time of federation

St. Hilda's College Hockey Team, 1904-1905

The last graduates from pre-federation Trinity, September 29, 1904. Provost Macklem and Chancellor Robinson are at the front, center

Trinity's main entrance, bricked up by students from Wycliffe College, November 13, 1953

St. Hilda's College, overseen by architects George & Moorhouse

Stained glass in the Trinity College chapel

Trinity's flag flying above Henderson Tower

A dramatic performance at Old Trinity, 1902

Students departing from the annual Christmas dinner in Strachan Hall

The St. Hilda's College Baseball Team, 1957

Environment Canada's weather station at Trinity College

Trinity College (occasionally referred to as The University of Trinity College) is a college federated with the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan.

Toronto

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Capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

In the 17th century, the area was a crucial link for travel, with the Humber and Rouge rivers providing a shortcut to the upper Great Lakes. These routes together were known as the Toronto Passage.

American forces attacked York in 1813. The Americans subsequently plundered the town, and set fire to the legislative buildings.

View of Toronto in 1854. Toronto became a major destination for immigrants to Canada in the second half of the 19th century.

The Gooderham and Worts buildings c. 19th century. The distillery became the world's largest whisky factory by the 1860s.

Horse-drawn streetcars in 1890. The city's streetcar system transitioned to electric-powered streetcars in 1892.

By 1934, the Toronto Stock Exchange emerged as the country's largest stock exchange.

Construction of First Canadian Place, the operational headquarters of the Bank of Montreal, in 1975. During the 1970s, several Canadian financial institutions moved to Toronto.

Satellite image of Toronto and surrounding area. Urban areas of the city are interrupted by the Toronto ravine system.

Villiers Island under construction in the Port Lands

Winters in Toronto are typically cold with frequent snowfall.

Map of Toronto with major traffic routes. Also shown are the boundaries of six former municipalities, which form the current City of Toronto.

Victorian-era Bay-and-gable houses are a distinct architectural style of residence that is ubiquitous throughout the older neighbourhoods of Toronto.

In an attempt to curb suburban sprawl, many suburban neighbourhoods in Toronto encouraged high-density populations by mixing housing lots with apartment buildings far from the downtown core.

The Distillery District holds the largest collection of preserved Victorian industrial architecture in North America.

The West Don Lands is one of many former industrial sites in the downtown area that have undergone redevelopment.

The Financial District from the CN Tower

Pinewood Toronto Studios is Canada's largest film and television production complex.

Toronto is the world's third largest centre for English-language theatre, home to venues like the Royal Alexandra Theatre, the oldest continuously operating theatre in North America.

Caribana is a festival celebrating Caribbean culture and traditions. Held each summer in the city, it is North America's largest street festival.

The Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum and the second most visited museum in Toronto.

St. Lawrence Market is a major public market and tourist destination in the city.

The Hockey Hall of Fame is a museum dedicated to ice hockey, as well as a Hall of Fame.

Nathan Phillips Square is the city's main square. The square includes a reflecting pool that is converted into an ice rink during the winter.

Rouge National Urban Park is a national park in Scarborough.

The Toronto Blue Jays host the Detroit Tigers at the Rogers Centre on April 21, 2008.

Nathan Phillips Square during the 2019 NBA Championship victory parade for the Toronto Raptors

BMO Field is an outdoor stadium that is home to the CFL's Toronto Argonauts and MLS's Toronto FC.

Queen Elizabeth II attending the 2010 Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.

Toronto General Hospital is a major teaching hospital in downtown Toronto.

Union Station (center right) is a major commuter and inter-city transportation hub in downtown Toronto.

The Toronto Transit Commission operates largest and busiest streetcar system in North America.

Interior of Toronto Pearson International Airport's Terminal 1. Toronto Pearson serves as the international airport for the Greater Toronto Area.

Highway 401 is a 400-series highway that passes west to east through Greater Toronto. Toronto's portion of Highway 401 is the busiest highway in North America.

University College at the University of Toronto. University College is one of eleven colleges at the University of Toronto.

John Strachan negotiated the town's surrender.

Lawrence Richards, a member of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Toronto, has said, "Toronto is a new, brash, rag-tag place—a big mix of periods and styles."