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The Right Rev. Dr. John Strachan
The Right Rev. Dr. John Strachan

John Strachan (April 12, 1778 – November 1, 1867) was an influential figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs

Strachan was one of six children born to a quarry worker in Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. He graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1797 and was also a schoolteacher in Aberdeen from 1794 to 1799, when he emigrated to Upper Canada to tutor the children of other British immigrants in Kingston. The University of Aberdeen is an Ancient university founded in 1495, in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St In Kingston one of his students was John Beverley Robinson, future attorney general of Upper Canada. John Beverley Robinson ( 21 February, 1821 &ndash 19 June, 1896) was elected mayor of Toronto in 1856 In 1803 Strachan was ordained as a priest in the Church of England and moved to Cornwall, where he taught at a grammar school and married Ann Wood in 1807. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Cornwall is a City in eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Ontario. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He moved to York just before the War of 1812, where he became rector of St. James' Cathedral and headmaster of the Home District Grammar School. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Cathedral Church of St James in Toronto, Ontario, is the oldest congregation in the city Jarvis Collegiate Institute is a High school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. During the Battle of York in 1813 he negotiated the surrender of the city with American general Henry Dearborn. The Battle of York was a battle of the War of 1812 fought on April 27 1813 at York Upper Canada, which was later to become Toronto Ontario. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Henry Dearborn ( February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American physician statesman and veteran of both the American Revolutionary

After the war he became a pillar of the Family Compact, the conservative elite that controlled the colony. This article is about a group in nineteenth century Canadian history He was a member of the Executive Council of Upper Canada from 1815 to 1836 as well as the Legislative Council from 1820 to 1841. The Executive Council of Upper Canada had a similar function to the Cabinet in England but was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the Upper house governing the province of Upper Canada. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link He was an influential advisor to the Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada and the other members of the Councils and Assemblies, many of whom were his former students. This is a list of Lieutenant governors (pronounced "lef-tenant" of the Canadian province of Ontario, before and after Confederation in 1867 Those who shared his fierce loyalty to the British monarchy, his Toryism, and his hatred for slavery and republicanism were known as the "Family Compact. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Republicanism is the Ideology of governing a nation as a Republic, with an emphasis on Liberty, Rule of law, Popular sovereignty This article is about a group in nineteenth century Canadian history "

The bust of Strachan in the Trinity quad, as seen on a winter morning
The bust of Strachan in the Trinity quad, as seen on a winter morning

Strachan supported a strict interpretation of the Constitutional Act of 1791, claiming that clergy reserves were to be given to the Church of England alone rather than to Protestants in general. The Constitutional Act of 1791 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (1791 (31 Geo Clergy Reserves were tracts of land in Upper Canada reserved for the support of " Protestant Clergy " by the Constitutional Act of 1791 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. In 1826 this interpretation was opposed by Egerton Ryerson, who wanted the reserves to be given to Methodists as well. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Adolphus Egerton Ryerson ( 24 March 1803 &ndash 19 February 1882) was a minister, Educator, Politician, Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Strachan controlled the reserves through the Clergy Corporation but was eventually forced to oversee the selling off of most of the land. The Clergy Corporation, or the Clergy Reserve Corporation of Upper Canada existed to oversee manage and lease the Clergy reserves of Upper Canada.

Much of Strachan's life and work was focused on education. He wanted Upper Canada to be under Church of England control, in order to avoid American influence. He tried to set up annual reviews for grammar schools to make sure they were following Church of England doctrines, and tried to introduce Andrew Bell's education system from Britain, although these acts were vetoed by the Legislative Assembly. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries Andrew Bell, (1753&ndash1832 was a Scottish Anglican Priest and Educationalist who pioneered the Madras System of Education The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected Legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's Lower house. In 1827 Strachan chartered King's College, an Anglican university, although it was not actually created until 1843. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1839 he was consecrated the first Anglican bishop of Toronto alongside Aubrey George Spencer, the first Bishop of Newfoundland, at Lambeth Palace August 4. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Bishop Aubrey George Spencer ( 12 February 1795 - 24 February 1872) was the first bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. That same year he became principal of Upper Canada College. Upper Canada College (UCC is a private elementary and Secondary school for boys in downtown Toronto, Canada. He founded Trinity College in 1851 after King's College was secularized as the University of Toronto. The University of Trinity College, referred to locally as Trinity College or colloquially as Trin, is one of the federated colleges making 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus

In 1835 he was forced to resign from the Executive Council, and he resigned from politics in 1841 after the Act of Union. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link The Act of Union (3 & 4 Vict c 35 passed in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada He continued to influence his former students, although the Family Compact declined in the new Province of Canada. The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867 Strachan helped organize the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops in 1867 but died before it was held. The Lambeth Conferences are decennial assemblies of Bishops of the Anglican Communion convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In the summer of 2004 a statue of John Strachan was created in the quadrangle of Trinity College at the University of Toronto so that he may watch over the students of his College. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

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