THE THOMAS FOSTER MEMORIAL ~
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Jake39
N 44° 09.479 W 079° 08.482
17T E 648619 N 4891099
Located on the east side of Regional Rd.1, (Fire Number 9449) From Uxbridge: Main Street & intersection 4 km north, and about 6 km south of the hamlet of Leaskdale.
Waymark Code: WM3YGC
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/06/2008
Views: 32
Thomas Foster 1852-1945, was born near Toronto and raised in Scott Township, north of Uxbridge, where his father ran the Leaskdale Hotel. He became a butcher in Cabbagetown in Toronto, was elected M.P. 1917-1921, and served as mayor of Toronto from 1925 to 1927. He also made a large fortune from real estate.
For further information please check out any or all the links below.
More information here and tours of the Foster Memorial are available upon request.
And another page by the Uxbridge Historical Centre
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]
Building or Property Type: Religious Building
County or Regional Municipality: Durham
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