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Apr 12, 1778 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 01 Nov 1867 (aged 89)
Bishop of Toronto
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About John Strachan
- John Strachan (; 1778–1867) was a figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto.
- 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. Gauvreau says in the 1820s he was "the most eloquent and powerful Upper Canadian exponent of an anti-republican social order based upon the tory principles of hierarchy and subordination in both church and state".
- Craig characterizes him as "the Canadian arch tory of his era" for his intense conservatism.
- Craig argues that Strachan "believed in an ordered society, an established church, the prerogative of the crown, and prescriptive rights; he did not believe that the voice of the people was the voice of God".Strachan built his home in a large yard bound by Simcoe Street, York Street, and Front Street.
- It was a two-storey building that was the first building in Toronto to use locally manufactured bricks.
- The gardens and grounds of the property occupied the entire square and became a local Toronto landmark, being given the name "The Bishop's Palace".
- After Strachan's death the home was converted into a private hotel called The Palace Boarding House.
