Ormiston William
Born in the parish of Symington, on the banks of
the Clyde, Scotland, 1821. Came to Upper Canada 1834, and settled with
his parents in the township of Darlington, then a comparative
wilderness; studied divinity at Victoria College under Egerton Ryerson,
1843; appointed professor of moral philosophy and logic, 1847;
mathematical master at Toronto Normal School, 1853-1861; minister of the
Central Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, 1857. =Index=: (Egerton Ryerson era) Graduate of
Victoria College, 144; his tribute to Ryerson, 144-146; on staff of
Toronto Normal School, 174; inspector of schools, 253; his report on
union schools, 254-255, 257.