Charles Sangster - Kingston, Ontario
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N 44° 13.627 W 076° 29.436
18T E 380948 N 4898179
This plaque is in tribute to John Sangster, one of the most significant Canadian poets of the pre-confederation period.
Waymark Code: WM146PR
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/01/2021
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Inscription on the plaque:
Sangster, one of the most significant Canadian poets of the pre-confederation period, was born at the naval yard, Point Frederick. In 1849 he edited the "Courier" at Amherstburg but the following year returned to Kingston to work for the "British Whig" and subsequently the "Daily News". In this community he did his best literary work including two books, "The St. Lawrence and Saguenay and Other Poems" (1856) and "Hesperus and Other Poems and Lyrics" (1860). Sangster's writings were imbued with a love for Canada, its scenery, its history and its traditions. Following employment with the Post Office Department at Ottawa, 1868-1886, he spent the remainder of his life in retirement here in Kingston.
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