Photographer
Alan L Brown
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Posted
November 4, 2004
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Text from the Plaque
A native of New Hampshire who had come to Niagara in 1794, Tiffany was appointed King's Printer and published the official 'Upper Canada Gazette' until 1797. He was not a Loyalist and the government, concerned by his American background, forced his resignation. In 1799 he and his brother Sylvester founded at Niagara this province's first independent newspaper, the 'Canada Constellation'. When it failed in 1800, Gideon moved to Delaware where, with Moses Brigham and another brother Dr. Oliver Tiffany of Ancaster, he purchased a large tract of land, including the site of the present village, from Ebenezer Allen and others. Active in township affairs, he remained here for the rest of his life.
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