Robert Baldwin 1804-1858

Birthplace of Robert Baldwin

There are two plaques about this gentleman.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted May, 2007

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An Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque on the second floor of the legislature here at Queen's Park says:

Plaque coordinates: 43.662385 -79.391681

Born in Toronto, Baldwin devoted his political life to a single cause. As a member of the assembly (1829-30 and 1841-51), as Executive Councillor (1841), as Solicitor General (1840-1), and as Co-Premier (1842-43 and 1848-51), he remained true to his vision until the second Baldwin-LaFontaine Administration established the principle of Responsible Government in Canada. That ministry also passed the Rebellion Losses Bill and laid the foundation for the municipal system in Ontario. Tired by the struggle, sick and unsympathetic to a rising tide of radicalism, he resigned in 1851. He died at Toronto.

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted May, 2010

This 2006 Bruce Bell History Project plaque attached to a building at 132 Front Street East at Frederick Street has this to say about Mr. Baldwin:

Plaque coordinates: 43.650136 -79.369354

On May 12, 1804, Canadian statesman Robert Baldwin was born in a house that stood on this site. A reluctant politician, he is recognized as the father of responsible government in Canada and as the first real premier of this province. His legacy includes the reformation of the judicial and education systems, the foundation of the non-sectarian University of Toronto and the granting, in 1849, of a general amnesty for participants in the rebellion of 1837. Robert Baldwin died on December 9, 1858.

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