William Kirby 1817-1906
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Born in England, Kirby came to Canada in 1839 and began work as a tanner in the vicinity of Niagara-on-the-Lake. There he developed his literary talents and soon after moving into the town in 1848 embarked on a long and prolific career as a journalist and writer. Keenly aware of the region's past, he celebrated its traditions in poetry and a history, Annals of Niagara (1896), but it was his interest in French Canadian legends which inspired his most famous work The Golden Dog (1877). The novel made him a national figure and in 1882 he became an original Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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The Region of Niagara
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
On the south side of Queen Street
between King and Regent streets
on the outside southeast wall of the Courthouse
near the rear parking lot
Also recorded for this place: The Region of Niagara · Internet Archive
N 43 15.288 W 79 04.313
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