Honourable George Brown 1818-1880

There are two plaques about this gentleman.
The first is in the County of Brant.
The second is in Scotland.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2004

Photo Source - Canadian Heritage Gallery

Plaque Location

The County of Brant
On the south side of Colborne Street East
1 km west of Road 18

Coordinates: N 43 08.711 W 80 12.269

Plaque Text

Across the Grand River at this point lies Bow Park, once the farm of George Brown, a leading architect of Confederation, who built up an estate of some 324 ha beginning in 1866. A Scottish immigrant, Brown founded the Toronto Globe in 1844, the influential Reform journal which helped him become a powerful political figure. As leader of the "Clear Grit" Liberals and champion of Canada West, Brown entered the "Great Coalition" government of 1864 with his arch-adversary, John A. Macdonald to make Confederation possible. Until his death in 1880, Brown spent much time at "Bow Park" developing it as a major enterprise for raising pure-bred cattle, a notable pioneering agriculture venture in Ontario.

Photo by contributor Anonymous - Posted November, 2011

Photo Source - Wikimedia Commons

Plaque Location

Scotland
Alloa
At Greenfield House, Alloa town hall

Coordinates: N 56 06.982 W 03 47.748

Plaque Text

George Brown, Canadian journalist and political leader, was born in Alloa and educated at the Southern Academy in Edinburgh. In 1837 Brown emigrated with his father to New York, later moving to Toronto where in 1844 he founded the "Globe". As proprietor of this powerful newspaper and a champion of Canada West in the rivalry with Canada East, he was elected to the legislature in 1851 and became a leader of the Liberal party. Brown entered the "Great Coalition" government of 1864 with his adversary, John A. Macdonald, to make Confederation possible, and played leading roles in the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences which led to the formation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867.

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