John Ross Robertson 1841-1918

Publisher and philanthropist, John Ross Robertson lived in this house, 1881-1918. He was born in Toronto and while at Upper Canada College he started The College Times, the first school newspaper in Canada. He became city editor of The Globe in 1865 and the following year, with James B. Cook, established The Daily Telegraph, published until 1872. Four years later Robertson founded The Evening Telegram which quickly became one of Toronto’s leading newspapers. Financial success enabled him to make substantial contributions to the building and operation of the Hospital for Sick Children and to gratify his life-long interest in history. He assembled an invaluable historical and pictorial collection and published such notable works as “Landmarks of Toronto” and “History of Freemasonry in Canada”.

L’éditeur et philanthrope John Ross Robertson vécut dans cette maison de 1881 à 1918. Il naquit à Toronto et, pendant ses études au Upper Canada College, fonda le College Times, le premier journal scolaire au Canada. Il devint rédacteur en chef du Globe en 1865 et l’année suivante, avec James B. Cook, il fonda le Daily Telegraph, publié jusqu’en 1872. Quatre ans plus tard, Robertson fonda The Evening Telegram, qui devint rapidement l’un des principaux journaux de Toronto. Sa réussite financière lui permit de contribuer de manière considérable à la construction et au fonctionnement de l’Hospital for Sick Children et de satisfaire son intérêt de toujours à l’histoire. Il réunit une collection historique et illustrée inestimable et publia des ouvrages remarquables tels que « Landmarks of Toronto » et « History of Freemasonry in Canada ».