Ontario's Provincial Plaques

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The Honourable John Rolph, M.D. 1793-1870

Photo by Alan L Brown - August 28, 2004

Plaque Location

The County of Elgin
The City of St. Thomas
On the south side of Fingall Line (County Road 16) west of County Road 4, street number 39545

Plaque Text

This property once belonged to John Rolph, a prominent physician, lawyer and legislator. Born in England, he emigrated to Upper Canada in 1812. In 1824, with Dr. Charles Duncombe, he established at St. Thomas, the province's first medical school, the "Talbot Dispensatory". A reformer, Rolph represented Middlesex in the assembly, 1824-29 and Norfolk 1836-37. Although not an active participant in the Rebellion of 1837, he was so seriously implicated that he was compelled to flee to the United States. He returned in 1843, established a noted medical school in Toronto, and became the founder of the radical Clear Grit party 1849-50 and president of the legislative council, 1855-57.

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Related page from my torontohistory.org website:
The Rolph School

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Rebellion of 1837

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Medicine

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