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Birthplace of Robert Baldwin

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted May, 2010

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This 2006 Bruce Bell History Project plaque attached to a building at 132 Front Street East at Frederick Street has this to say about Mr. Baldwin:

Coordinates: 43.650136 -79.369354

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On May 12, 1804, Canadian statesman Robert Baldwin was born in a house that stood on this site. A reluctant politician, he is recognized as the father of responsible government in Canada and as the first real premier of this province. His legacy includes the reformation of the judicial and education systems, the foundation of the non-sectarian University of Toronto and the granting, in 1849, of a general amnesty for participants in the rebellion of 1837. Robert Baldwin died on December 9, 1858.

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