Tyrone in Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Robert McLaughlin

1836 - 1921

Photographed By Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

1. Robert McLaughlin Marker

Inscription.
Robert McLaughlin, a pioneer of the Canadian vehicle industry, was born in the family homestead on this property. In 1867, despite lack of technical training, he built two cutters in his driving-shed which stood near this site. His business prospered and in 1869 he established the McLaughlin Carriage Works at Enniskillen. This enterprise, which expanded rapidly, was moved in 1877 to Oshawa where it became the largest carriage-works in the British Empire. In 1907 the McLaughlin Motor Car Company was formed and the following year began to assemble some of the earliest automobiles produced in Canada. The combined companies became General Motors of Canada in 1918.

Ontario Archeological and Historical Sites Board

Erected by Ontario Archeological and Historical Sites Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 44° 0.38′ N, 78° 43.725′ W. Marker is in Clarington, Ontario, in Durham Region. It is in Tyrone. Marker is on Concession Road 7, half a kilometer west of Liberty Street North, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2574 Concession Rd 7, Clarington ON L0B 1J0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies. Sir Ambrose Thomas Stanton M.D., K.C.M.G. (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); Central Public School (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Central Public School Tower Bell (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Rathskamory Estate. Circa 1843 (approx. 10.8 kilometers away); St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (approx. 10.8 kilometers away); Clarington Municipal Administration Centre (approx. 10.8 kilometers away); Church and Temperance Street, circa 1880 (approx. 10.9 kilometers away); Bowmanville's First Volunteers, W.W. I (approx. 10.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarington.

Also see . . . Dictionary of Canadian Biography - McLaughlin, Robert.

Born on a farm near Millbrook of Irish Presbyterian immigrants, Robert McLaughlin moved with his family in 1837 to a lot near Tyrone, in Darlington Township, where he attended the local log school. His father wanted him to farm, but he preferred woodworking; his production of axe-handles and whiffletrees led him, guided by old issues of the Coachmakers’ Illustrated Monthly Magazine (Columbus, Ohio), to make his first cutters in 1863–64.

(Submitted on April 12, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed By Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

2. Robert McLaughlin Marker

Photographed By Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

3. Robert McLaughlin Marker

Robert McLaughlin, ca 1919 image. Click for full size.

circa 1919

4. Robert McLaughlin, ca 1919

Library and Archives Canada (public domain)

McLaughlin Carriage Works, Enniskillen, ca 1873 image. Click for full size.

circa 1873

5. McLaughlin Carriage Works, Enniskillen, ca 1873

Source: Robert McLaughlin Gallery (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 12, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.