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Location: 26 Queen Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Emplacement : 26, rue Queen, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 43.254828, -79.071806
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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English

William Kirby

Born in England, Kirby emigrated to the United States in 1832 and to Canada in 1839. Having lived in Quebec and Montreal, he settled in Niagara where for 20 years he edited the Niagara Mail and was Collector of Customs. His prinicipal fame rests upon a novel about old Quebec, The Golden Dog ( 1877), which has been published in thirty editions and which was translated into French by Pamphile Lemay. He died at Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Français

William Kirby

Né en Angleterre, Kirby émigra aux États-Unis en 1832 et vint au Canada en 1839. Après avoir vécu à Québec et à Montréal, il s’établit à Niagara où, pendant vingt ans, il dirigea la publication du Mail et fut receveur des douanes. Sa renommée tient surtout au roman Le Chien d’or, qu’il écrivit en 1877 et qui traite du Québec ancien. Ce livre, qui a connu de nombreuses éditions, a été traduit en français par Pamphile Lemay. William Kirby est mort à Niagara-on-the-Lake.