John Strachan

Dr. John Strachan (April 12, 1778 – November 1, 1867) was an influential figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (439x617, 33 KB)John Strachan, early 19th century portrait. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (439x617, 33 KB)John Strachan, early 19th century portrait. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ...

Strachan was one of six children born to a quarry worker in Aberdeen, Scotland. He graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1797 and was also a schoolteacher in Aberdeen from 1794 to 1799, when he emigrated to Upper Canada to tutor the children of other British immigrants in Kingston. In Kingston one of his students was John Beverley Robinson, future attorney general of Upper Canada. In 1803 Strachan was ordained as a minister in the Church of England and moved to Cornwall, where he taught at a grammar school and married Ann Wood in 1807. He moved to York just before the War of 1812, where he became rector of St. James' Cathedral and headmaster of the Home District Grammar School. During the Battle of York in 1813 he negotiated the surrender of the city with American general Henry Dearborn. Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125, and the greatest part of the unitary council area named the City of Aberdeen, which is surrounded by, but not within, the Aberdeenshire council area. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The University of Aberdeen is a university in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ... Kingston, Ontario, with a population of approximately 146,8381 people, is located in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. ... John Beverley Robinson (1820-1896) was elected mayor of Toronto in 1856. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Cornwall (2001 population 45,640, metropolitan population 57,581)[1] is a city in southeastern Ontario, Canada and seat of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, located on the St. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and United Kingdom from 1812 to 1815, on land in North America and at sea around the world. ... St. ... FAG SCHOOL GAY SCHOOL ... The Battle of York was a battle of the War of 1812 on April 27, 1813, at York, Upper Canada, which was later to become Toronto, Ontario. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Henry Dearborn Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American physician, statesman and veteran of both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. ...

After the war he became a pillar of the Family Compact, the conservative elite that controlled the colony. He was a member of the Executive Council of Upper Canada from 1815 to 1836 as well as the Legislative Council from 1820 to 1841. He was an influential advisor to the Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada and the other members of the Councils and Assemblies, many of whom were his former students. Those who shared his fierce loyalty to the British monarchy, his Toryism, and his hatred for slavery and republicanism were known as the "Family Compact." The Family Compact was the informal name for the wealthy, conservative elite of Upper Canada in the early 19th century. ... The Executive Council of Upper Canada had a similar function to the Cabinet in England but was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the upper house governing the province of Upper Canada. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... take you to calendar). ... The flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario This is a list of lieutenant-governors of the Canadian province of Ontario, before and after Confederation in 1867. ... This article describes the British monarchy from the perspective of the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... Republicanism is the idea of a nation being governed as a republic. ... The Family Compact was the informal name for the wealthy, conservative elite of Upper Canada in the early 19th century. ...

Strachan supported a strict interpretation of the Constitutional Act of 1791, claiming that clergy reserves were to be given to the Church of England alone rather than to Protestants in general. In 1826 this interpretation was opposed by Egerton Ryerson, who wanted the reserves to be given to Methodists as well. The Constitutional Act of 1791 was a British law which changed the government of the province of Quebec to accommodate the many English-speaking settlers, known as the United Empire Loyalists, who had arrived from the United States following the American Revolution. ... Clergy reserves were tracts of land in Upper Canada and Lower Canada reserved for the support of Protestant clergy by the Constitutional Act of 1791 which established the two provinces. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing a splitting away from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe —a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (24 March 1803 – 19 February 1882) was a minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

Much of Strachan's life and work was focused on education. He wanted Upper Canada to be under Church of England control, in order to avoid American influence. He tried to set up annual reviews for grammar schools to make sure they were following Church of England doctrines, and tried to introduce Andrew Bell's education system from Britain, although these acts were vetoed by the Legislative Assembly. In 1827 Strachan chartered King's College, an Anglican university, although it was not actually created until 1843. In 1839 he consecrated the first Anglican bishop of Toronto along side Aubrey George Spencer, the first Bishop of Newfoundland, at Lambeth Palace August 4. That same year he became principal of Upper Canada College. He founded Trinity College in 1851 after King's College was secularized as the University of Toronto. A grammar school is a type of school found in some English-speaking countries. ... Andrew Bell (1726 - 1809), Scottish printer; co-founded Encyclopaedia Britannica with Colin Macfarquhar. ... The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the legislature for the province of Upper Canada, which later became the province of Ontario. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Bishop Aubrey George Spencer (1795 – 1872), was the first bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Newfoundland and Bermuda (1839 - 1843). ... This is about the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Lambeth Palaces gatehouse. ... Drawing of former UCC campus at King and Simcoe Streets in downtown Toronto Upper Canada College (UCC) is an all-male elementary and secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, the oldest independent school in the province, and the third oldest school in Canada. ... Trinity College main building The University of Trinity College, or simply Trinity College is one of the federated colleges making up the modern University of Toronto. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ...

In 1835 he was forced to resign from the Executive Council, and he resigned from politics in 1841 after the Act of Union. He continued to influence his former students, although the Family Compact declined in the new Province of Canada. Strachan helped organize the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops in 1867 but died before it was held. 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... take you to calendar). ... The Act of Union passed in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity the Province of Canada to replace them. ... Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces of Canada. ... The Lambeth Conferences was the name given to the periodical assemblies of bishops of the Anglican Communion (Pan-Anglican synods), which since 1867 have met at Lambeth Palace, the London residence of the archbishop of Canterbury. ...

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.

The Family Compact was the informal name for the wealthy, conservative elite of Upper Canada in the early 19th century. ... Robert Baldwin (12 May 1804 – 9 December 1858), Canadian statesman, was born at York (now Toronto). ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online