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John Strachan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (550 words) |
 | John Strachan (April 12, 1778 – November 1, 1867) was an influential figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. |
| In Kingston one of his students was John Beverley Robinson, future attorney general of Upper Canada. |
| In the summer of 2004 a statue of John Strachan was erected in the quadrangle of Trinity College so that he may watch over the actions of the students of his College. |
| Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (9128 words) |
| Robinson felt that the opposition deliberately misrepresented the governments position in arguing that the bills were a gratuitous insult to people born or long resident in Upper Canada. |
| Robinson made a number of comments on the scheme, objecting most strongly to suggestions that the legislative councils be abolished and that the elected assemblies control the entire provincial revenues. |
| John Beverley Robinson was the author of Canada, and the Canada Bill: being an examination of the proposed measure for the future government of Canada. |
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