'Tiger' Dunlop 1792-1848

Photo by Alan L Brown - October 31, 2004

Photo by Alan L Brown - October 31, 2004

Plaque Location

The County of Huron
The Town of Goderich
From Highway 21 north of Goderich, turn left (west) onto Airport Road then almost immediately left (south) onto River Ridge Crescent. Follow this street to an end-of-road yellow and black diamond. Turn left at the diamond and go down a hill and park. Walk around a gate then left on to a rail-trail. Follow the trail for about .3 km until you see a small sign on the right side of the trail marked with the word TOMB and a small arrow. Follow the rocky trail up hill a short distance to the plaque and tomb.

Plaque Text

In the nearby tomb is buried Dr. William Dunlop, physician, author, woodsman, soldier, politician and raconteur. Born in Scotland, he served in Canada as an army surgeon during the War of 1812. His writings, including articles based on his residence in India 1817-19, won him a place among the witty contributors to Blackwood's Magazine with the title of 'Tiger'. In 1826 he emigrated to Upper Canada. As 'Warden of the Forests' for the Canada Company, he assisted John Galt in opening up the Huron Tract and in 1827 founded Goderich. Dunlop was member for Huron 1841-46 and wrote two books about Canada.

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