Sir William Mulock 1843-1944

Photo by Alan L Brown - June 28, 2004

Plaque Location

The County of Simcoe
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
In Bond Head, on the west side of County Road 27 just south of County Road 88, street number 2892

Plaque Text

William Mulock was born in Bond Head where his father practised medicine. He graduated from the University of Toronto 1863 and was called to the Bar in 1867. A strong proponent of university federation. Mulock served his Alma Matu successfully as Senator and Vice-Chancellor 1873-1900 and became Chancellor in 1924. First elected to the House of Commons in 1882, he was Postmaster General in the Laurier cabinet 1896-1905. There he introduced Imperial penny postage, the trans-Pacific cable and far-reaching labour legislation, Knighted in 1902, Sir William was Chief Justice of Ontario 1923-1926.