Woodstock in Oxford County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Sir Francis Hincks 1807-1885

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 19, 2023

1. Sir Francis Hincks 1807-1885 Marker

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Sir Francis Hincks 1807-1885

Francis Hincks was born in Ireland. He came to the Camadas in 1830 and in 1841 was elected as Member for Oxford. He joined the Reformers in the struggle for Responsible Government. He was their financial expert, an advocate of railway building and, with A.-N. Morin, led the government of the Province of Canada from 1851 to 1854. After serving as Governor of Barbados and British Guiana, 1856-1869, he returned to Canada. As Finance Minister in the Macdonald government he framed the Bank Act of 1871 which laid the foundation of Canada's barking system. In 1873 he returned to business life in Montreal where he died.

Originaire d'Irlande, venu au Canada en 1830, Francis Hincks fut éla député d'Oxford en 1841. Dans la lutte pour la responsabilité ministerielle, il combattit avec les reformistes. Leur porte-parole en matière de finance, protagoniste des chemins de fer, il dirigea de 1851 à 1854, le gouvernement avec Angostim-Norbert Morin. Gouverneur de la Barbade et de la Guyane anglaise de 1856 à 1869, il revint an Canada. Ministre des finances dans le cabinet Macdonald, il

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est l'auteur de la loi des banques de 1871, qui est à l'origine du système bancaire canadien. De 1873 à sa mort, il fut une figure éminente do monde de la finance à Montréal.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.

Government of Canada - 1973 - Gouvernenment du Canada

Erected 1973 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 43° 7.884′ N, 80° 45.636′ W. Marker is in Woodstock, Ontario, in Oxford County. It is at the intersection of Light Street and Hunter Street, on the right when traveling north on Light Street. The marker is on the grounds of the Oxford County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodstock ON N4S 4G4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Oxford County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodstock Carnegie Library (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Woodstock Armoury (about 210 meters away); Old Town Hall/ L’ancien Hôtel de Ville

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 19, 2023

2. Sir Francis Hincks 1807-1885 Marker

(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Thomas “Carbide” Willson (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Lt. Colonel Joseph Whiteside Boyle, D.S.O. (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); St. Paul’s Church 1834 (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Capt. Andrew Drew, R.N., 1792-1878 (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodstock.

Also see . . . The Canadian Encyclopedia - Hincks, Sir Francis.

From the outset of his political career Hincks was, like Robert Baldwin, a moderate Reformer, with misgivings about the radical wing of the movement led by William Lyon Mackenzie.

(Submitted on August 21, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Sir Francis Hincks, ca 1875 image. Click for full size.

3. Sir Francis Hincks, ca 1875

Source: Bibliothèque et Archives National du Quebec

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.