John Strachan, bishop of Toronto

(1778-1867)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Strachan, John, 1778-1867 NRA: Strachan John (1778-1867) Bishop of Toronto DNB: Strachan, John (1778-1867), schoolmaster and bishop of Toronto LBT ID: JoStrac1867 VIAF ID: 13154176 LOC ID: n50049862	B/BAP: 1778-04-12 DIED: 1867-01-11
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Tory prelate; educated at Aberdeen, he was originally a schoolmaster before emigrating to Canada in 1799.
REFERENCES TO John Strachan, bishop of Toronto: Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter VIII. Found 1: ¶ 4 Chapter VI. Found 1: ¶ 4 Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Literary Reminiscences and Memoirs of Thomas Campbell (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1860) Chapter 8 Found 1: ¶ 47 Chapter 12 Found 2: ¶ 13 ¶ 19