CNHP - Sir John Stephen Willison 1856-1927 - Goderich, Ontario
N 43° 44.578 W 081° 42.681
17T E 442722 N 4843571
I was attending a meeting of Huron County Council and lo and behold I found this Historic Sites plaque in one of the hallways next to the Council Chambers. Building is only open during weekdays from probably 8:30 to 4:30.
Waymark Code: WM104TJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/26/2019
Views: 2
The plaque reads:
Born at Hills Green, Willison, as editor of the Toronto Globe (1890-1902), made it the most influential organ of Liberalism in Canada. Disenchanted with the policies of the Laurier ministry, he resigned from the Globe in 1902 and took over the independent Toronto News. His support of the Conservatives in the election of 1911 lost him his Liberal readers and the News ceased publication in 1917, Willison becoming Canadian correspondent for the London Times. Among his several books, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Liberal Party (1903; rev. ed. 1926) is generally considered to be the most significant. He died in Toronto.
Hills Green is a rural crossroads located south of Goderich in Huron County.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Goderich
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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