Joseph Sheard Parkette Commemorative Plaque, 2018.
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Resource ID
6404
Access
Open
Address
11 Granby Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1H2
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2018
Historical Themes
Program Category
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
Caption
Joseph Sheard Parkette Commemorative Plaque, 2018.
Description
This parkette was the site of Joseph and Sarah Sheard’s family homestead. Before the arrival of settlers like the Sheards, this land was occupied and used by the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas of the Credit River First Nations. The Sheards came to York (Toronto) in 1833 from Yorkshire, England. Sarah (1814-1891) raised their seven children, including Charles, a leading physician and later a Member of Parliament. Joseph (1813-1883) was a carpenter who became a prominent politician and architect. He contributed to the design of Canada’s first parliament buildings in Ottawa and was responsible for many notable Toronto buildings. As head of public works in Toronto, he refused at great personal risk to build the gallows to hang Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews, two leaders of the rebellion of 1837 that demanded responsible government in Upper Canada. A leading advocate for the August Civic Holiday, Joseph was a city alderman and, from 1871 to 1872, Mayor of Toronto.
Marker lat / long: 43.660194, -79.381828 (WGS84)