Strachan, John ♂

Education

Student St Mary’s College 1797-1798 occ.

Birth/childhood

Born 12.4.1778 son of John Strachan, granite quarry overseer, Aberdeen and Elizabeth Findlayson.

Career

Also at King’s College, Aberdeen.

Schoolmaster Carmyllie 1794-1796. Dunino 1796-1798. Kettle 1798-1799. Went to Canada 1799. Ordained in Church of England 1803. Curate Cornwall, Canada. Rector of York, Canada 1812. Archdeacon of York 1825. Gave up active school work in 1833. Bishop of Toronto 1839. One of the founders of Toronto University. In 1850 founded Trinity College, Toronto. [Teacher, minister]

Death

Died 1.11.1867.

Sources

• DNB
• Dict. Canad. Biog.