Reverend William Proudfoot 1788-1851

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2005

Plaque Location

The County of Middlesex
The City of London
On the northeast corner of Queens Avenue and Waterloo Street

Coordinates: N 42 59.235 W 81 14.581

Plaque Text

An outstanding Presbyterian and missionary and church leader, William Proudfoot was born near Peebles, Scotland and educated at the University of Edinburgh. Ordained in 1813, he served in Scotland until 1832 when he came to Upper Canada. A year later he settled in London. An energetic, authoritative man, Proudfoot made numerous preaching tours and organized congregations and missionary stations throughout Upper Canada and in the United States. In 1834 he founded the Missionary Presbytery of the Canadas in connection with the United Secession Church of Scotland and in 1844 he opened a divinity school in London to train Canadian clergy. Proudfoot wrote extensively on religious and secular matters and his diaries and letters provide a valuable account of 19th century life in Upper Canada.

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