Huron College 1863
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The college was founded by the Right Reverend Benjamin Cronyn who, following his election in 1857 as first Anglican Bishop of Huron, saw the need for a theological school and institution for advanced studies to serve the rapidly expanding population of the region. He selected Archdeacon Isaac Hellmuth to raise funds in England and Canada, and Huron College was incorporated in May 1863. Under Hellmuth's capable direction, 1863-66, the institution provided theological training and a course in liberal arts. In 1877 the professors and alumni of this college, strongly supported by Hellmuth, proposed the establishment of the Western University of London, founded in 1878, with which Huron became affiliated in 1881.
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The County of Middlesex
The City of London
On the north wall of Huron Chapel
on the west side of Western Road
.67 km south of Windermere Road
Also recorded for this place: The County of Middlesex · Public Library
N 43 00.539 W 81 16.658
Recorded June 2005. Check current access before visiting.
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