District Court-House and Gaol 1832

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted December, 2010

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted July, 2007

Plaque Location

The County of Prince Edward
In Picton, in front of the court house on the south side of Union Street
between between Pitt Street and Portland Street

Coordinates: N 44 00.456 W 77 08.072

Plaque Text

An Act of the legislature of Upper Canada in 1831 named Prince Edward County a separate judicial district. Land for a court-house in Picton was given by the Rev. William Macauley and construction began late in 1832. Two years later in this fine structure, built in the Greek Revival style, the first courts of quarter session of the new District were held. John A. Macdonald, later a "Father of Confederation" and Canada's first prime minister, practised in this court-room and successfully defended himself against an indictment for assault occasioned by a practical joke. Additions were made in 1861, but its main block is one of the province's oldest remaining public buildings.

Related Ontario plaque
John A. Macdonald in Hallowell

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