"REVEREND ADOLPHUS EGERTON RYERSON -1803-1882"
N 42° 47.057 W 080° 17.042
17T E 558561 N 4737108
The Reverend Adolphus Egerton Ryerson 1803 - 1882. The plaque is locted at a church on the east side of Road 24 just south of Road 6
Waymark Code: WMBF9F
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/14/2011
Views: 15
This outstanding educationist, journalist and clergyman, the son of an Anglican Loyalist, was born near Vittoria. He entered the Methodist ministry in 1825 serving as a circuit rider and missionary to the Indians. He was appointed first editor of the Methodist "Christian Guardian" in 1829, and became an advocate of the Reform objective of separating Church and State though he later expressed conservative views in politics. As head of the Department of Public Instruction (1846-76), he established this province's present system of public education in the hope of seeing "every child of my native land in the school going way". A vigorous, prolific controversialist, he wrote on agriculture, politics, religion, the Loyalists and Canadian Methodism.
Address or location of plaque: At a church on the east side of Road 24 just south of Road 6
Physical location of plaque: Town
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Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": located at a church
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person'
Condition of sign: good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: French
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