Egerton Ryerson 1803-1882

and

Reverend Adolphus Egerton Ryerson 1803-1882

There are two plaques about this gentleman in The County of Norfolk.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photos by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted November, 2010

 

Plaque Location

The County of Norfolk
In Simcoe, on the north outside wall of Eva Brook Donly Museum
on the east side of Norfolk Street South
between Water and Victoria Streets

Coordinates: N 42 50.103 W 80 18.169

Plaque Text

Born near Vittoria, Upper Canada, Ryerson became a Methodist minister in 1825 and was appointed editor of the Methodist Christian Guardian in 1829. At one time a strong ally of Reformers in contesting privileges held by the Church of England in the province, he later grew more conservative. Between 1844, when he became chief superintendent of education for Upper Canada, and his retirement in 1876, he was largely responsible for shaping Ontario's present school system. A combative writer on controversial issues, he also produced histories of Loyalism and Canadian Methodism. He died at Toronto.

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Photos by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted October, 2010

 

Photo Source - Wikipedia

Plaque Location

The County of Norfolk
At a church on the east side of Road 24 just south of Road 6
street number 2164, 7.1 km south of Road 3 in Simcoe

Coordinates: N 42 47.057 W 80 17.042

Plaque Text

This outstanding educationist, journalist and clergyman, the son of an Anglican Loyalist, was born near Vittoria. He entered the Methodist ministry in 1825 serving as a circuit rider and missionary to the Indians. He was appointed first editor of the Methodist "Christian Guardian" in 1829, and became an advocate of the Reform objective of separating Church and State though he later expressed conservative views in politics. As head of the Department of Public Instruction (1846-76), he established this province's present system of public education in the hope of seeing "every child of my native land in the school going way". A vigorous, prolific controversialist, he wrote on agriculture, politics, religion, the Loyalists and Canadian Methodism.

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Related Ontario plaque
The District Capital 1815-1825 (Vittoria)

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Posted January 5, 2011
You can find more information about Egerton Ryerson and the whole Ryerson/Ryerse family at the Eva Brook Donly Museum & Archives in Simcoe

Posted November 7, 2008
my cousin and I are doing a project on egerton and he rocks

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