Ontario's Provincial Plaques

Here's where you can learn a little Ontario history.

The Reverend William Macaulay 1794-1874

The Reverend William Macaulay 1794-1874

Photo by Alan L Brown - May 24, 2004

Photo by Alan L Brown - July 8, 2007

Plaque Location

The County of Prince Edward
In Picton on the SE corner of Union Street and Church Street

Plaque Text

In 1803 William Macauley, son of a United Empire Loyalist, received a crown grant of some 160 ha of land in this vicinity. Born in Kingston, Macauley was educated under the Rev. John Strachan and at Oxford University. Ordained in 1818, he used his own funds to finance the construction of this church, St. Mary Magdalene, which began in 1825. Macauley also donated land for the District court-house and gaol. The resultant settlement, which through his influence was named Picton, after Sir Thomas Picton, a distinguished British soldier, was incorporated with the adjacent community of Hallowell in 1837. Macauley is buried in this churchyard.

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