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Baldwin Plaque marks historic site in Orono Durham
Local notes detail the Baldwin family’s Canadian settlement journey from Ireland to Ontario, their role in Upper Canada governance and the 1837 Rebellion context. It outlines Robert Baldwin’s push for Responsible Government, his legal career, Spadina house link, and the 1841 Parliament meeting near the Baldwins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Robert Baldwin
Summerhill
Knockmore
County Cork
Ireland
New York
Audson
Mohawk
Oswego
Toronto Island
York
Toronto
Baldwin’s Creek
Newcastle
Lake Ontario
Mary Warren
John Breckenridge
Mary Warren Breckenridge
Lake Ontaro
Niagara Falls
Canada
Durham County
York Militia
John Strachan
Beverley Robinson
Brock
William Warren
Wm. Warren
W. W. Baldwin
Spadina
Spadina Ave
Elizabeth Russell
Phoebe Russell Willcocks
Baldwins
Upper Canada
Government of
Great Britain
Lord Durham
Reform Party
Wm. Lyon Mackenzie
England
Law Society of
Osgoode Hall
Upper and
Lower Canada
Annarva