The First Unitarian Congregation in Canada West 1845

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The congregation was formed in Toronto in 1845 and moved to a new church completed on this site in 1854. Members of the congregation have enriched the life of this city and nation. Dr. Joseph Workman, a renowned neurologist, was the first Chairman of the Toronto Board of Education; Dr. Emily Stowe was the first woman to practice medicine in Canada and a leading suffragette; and Professor Goldwin Smith, controversial author and editor, was an active church supporter. More recent members included Edward Fisher, founder of the Conservatory of Music; and Luigi Von Kunits, first conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 1949 the congregation moved to a new church on St. Clair Avenue.

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The City of Toronto On the west side of Jarvis Street just north of Dundas Street East attached to a low wall

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