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At the west entrance of Trinity Anglican Church
Commemoration
This pioneer clergyman, legislator and teacher was born in 1778 in Aberdeen, Scotland, and in 1799 came to Kingston as a tutor. In 1803, after entering the Church of England, he was ordained and appointed missionary at Cornwall. Here in 1804-5, he built his first Anglican Church. Shortly afterwards he opened a boys’ school which became renowned for its high academic standards and eminent graduates. In 1812 he became Rector of York (Toronto) and subsequently a member of the province’s executive and legislative councils. Appointed Upper Canada’s first Anglican bishop in 1839, he died in 1867 and this church, commemorated in 1869, is dedicated to his memory.
Background
John Strachan is an important figure in Upper Canada’s early history. He was born in 1778 in Aberdeen Scotland where he grew up to become a school teacher. He emigrated to Kingston as a private tutor. He became an Anglican minister and moved to Cornwall. All the time he continued to teach the elite of the province. In 1812, he moved t York (now Toronto). There he continued to educate and minister. During the War of 1812 he supported the wounded and their families raising money for their welfare. He was also a champion of the natives in Upper Canada preaching that they should be embraced as brothers.
In 1839, he became Bishop of Upper Canada in the Church of England. He held that post until he died in 1867.
While at this site, note, also, in the cemetery just west of the church, a monument to the early European settlers of Cornwall.
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