Strachan John 1778-1867 Born In Aberdeen Scotland Graduated At

King's College, Aberdeen, 1796. Came to Canada, 1799, and opened a

school at Kingston. Ordained deacon, 1803, and priest, 1804. Became

rector of York, 1812; archdeacon, 1827; and bishop of Toronto, 1839.

Appointed to the Executive Council, 1815; and to the Legislative

Council, 1818; remained a member of the former until 1836, and of the

Legislative Council until 1841. =Index=: (Egerton Ryerson era) Comes to Canada, 1799, to
< r /> inaugurate educational policy, 36; his character, 37; takes orders in

Church of England, and appointed rector of York, 37; called to Executive

Council, 37, 46; his ambitious plans, 38; becomes archdeacon of York,

1827, 46; his commanding influence, 46; asserts pretensions of Church of

England, 49; proposes sale of Clergy Reserves, 50; his sermon, 1826,

50-51, 63; his educational policy, 52; chairman of Board of Education,



58; asks legislative aid for theological students, 59; development of

his policy, and of opposition to it, 61-63; outlines his views in sermon

on death of bishop of Quebec, 67; visits England, 72; has bill

introduced in Imperial Parliament for sale of portion of Reserves, 72;

secures charter of King's College, 72-73; becomes first president, 73;

his letter to Horton on church establishment in Upper Canada, 72; his

ecclesiastical chart, 74; counter chart prepared by Dr. Lee, 75;

evidence laid before parliamentary committee, 75; his speech before

Legislative Council, 1828, 75-76; Ryerson's reply, 76-79; his fight for

denominational schools, 243. (John Graves Simcoe era) His arrival in Canada, 170; becomes

bishop, 171. (Lord Sydenham era) Bishop of Toronto, his opposition to Sydenham's Clergy

Reserves Bill, 247. (George Brown Era) Denounces bill for secularization of King's

College, 8; his environment, 260. (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) Head of Home District Grammar

School, 25, 106; Robert Baldwin one of his pupils, 25; and King's

College, 192-193; leads opposition to Baldwin's University Bill, 195,

196; referred to by George Brown, 224; leads agitation against Baldwin's

University Bill, 295; raises funds for an Anglican ministry, 295-296.

(Lord Elgin era) Secures charter for King's College, 93; deeply incensed at

secularization of King's College, 94; his mistaken policy, 94-95;

establishes Trinity College, 95; his uncompromising attitude in

settlement of Clergy Reserves, 150; induces Sir John Colborne to create

and endow forty-four rectories, 154; his report on this question, 156;

dominant influence in Legislative Council, 157; opposes division of the

Reserves, 159, 160; his final discomfiture, 169. (William Lyon Mackenzie era) Proposes

provincial university, 95. (Sir John A Macdonald era) First bishop of Toronto, opposes

secularization of King's College, 29-30; also opposes secularization of

Clergy Reserves, 59. (Wilmot era) His charter for King's College, Upper Canada,

51. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.; Rose, Cyc. Can. Biog.; Dent, Can.

Por.; Bethune, Memoir of Bishop Strachan; Mockridge, The Bishops of

the Church of England in Canada and Newfoundland.