The St. George's Society of Toronto

Photo by contributor David Reed - Posted June, 2009

Photo by contributor David Reed - Posted August, 2010

Here in St. James' Cemetery on Parliament Street is a plaque about the St. George's Society of Toronto. The plaque is located in section D, north of the chapel and east of Saint James Road. Here's what it says:

Plaque coordinates: 43.670005 -79.369311

The St. George's Society of Toronto, the city's oldest charity, was founded on St. George's Day, April 23, in 1834, at a meeting in the British Coffee House at King and York Streets. Named after the patron saint of England, the society was founded as an immigrant aid organization and became famous for proving food, money and medical services for the city's poor and unfortunate. Its membership today is open to men and women from all cultures with an interest in furthering the English traditions that helped Toronto become a great city. From its earliest days, the society assisted in the burial of the indigent, initially in the church yard of St. James' Cathedral and, since 1859, in St. James' Cemetery. This burial ground continues to be used by the society.

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