Sir William James Gage 1849-1921

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted April, 2009

Plaque Location

The Region of Peel
The City of Brampton
In Gage Park at the corner of
Main Street South and Wellington Street West

Coordinates: N 43 41.065 W 79 45.500

Plaque Text

Born near Brampton, educated there and at the Toronto Normal School, Gage taught for a time and studied medicine for a year before joining, in 1874, the publishing house of Adam Miller and Co. In 1875 he became a partner and five years later reorganized the firm as W.J. Gage and Co. Specializing in educational books, it became one of the most successful publishing houses in Canada. A philanthropist and a pioneer in the public battle against tuberculosis, Gage established several free hospitals and sanatoria. He died in Toronto.

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Posted December 12, 2010
I visited Gage Park and it was awesome! The skating is amazing. The best part is that my name is gage!

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