David Gibson 1804-1864

David Gibson

Photo by Alan L Brown - March 27, 2004

David Gibson

Photo by Alan L Brown - March 27, 2004

Plaque Location

The City of Toronto
In front of Gibson House Museum on Park Home Avenue just west of Yonge Street

Plaque Text

This building, a good example of an early Victorian farm-house was completed in 1851 by David Gibson. Born in Glamis Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland, Gibson emigrated to Upper Canada where, in 1825, he was appointed a Deputy Land Surveyor. He was an ardent supporter of William Lyon Mackenzie, and was twice elected as a Reform member to the provincial parliament. One of Mackenzie's chief lieutenants in the unsuccessful Rebellion of 1837, he fled to the United States. His house was burned by order of the Lieutenant-Governor, Francis Bond Head, and his property was made subject to forfeiture. Fully pardoned, he returned in 1848, and resumed his profession as surveyor. Later he was appointed as Inspector of Crown Land Agencies and Superintendent of Colonization Roads.

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Rebellion of 1837




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