Lanark in Lanark County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Charles Mair, 1838-1927

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 13, 2025

1. Charles Mair, 1838-1927 Marker

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Journalist, poet, advocate of western expansion, and an original member of the Canada First movement, Mair was born at Lanark, Upper Canada. A controversial figure during the Red River uprising (1869-1870), he was subsequently a pioneer businessman of Portage la Prairie, Prince Albert, and Kelowna, and an official of the Dominion immigration service. His literary works included Dreamland and Other Poems, Tecumseh, and Through the Mackenzie Basin. He died at Victoria, B.C.

Journaliste et poete né à Lanark Mair precha l'expansion vers l'Ouest et milita au sein du mouvement Canada First. Personnage controverse durant le soulèvement de la Rivière Rouge (1869-1870), il devint plus tard l'un des premiers hommes d'affaires de Portage la Prairie, Prince Albert et Kelowna, puis agent d'immigration du Dominion. Son oeuvre littéraire comprend notamment Dreamland and Other Poems, Tecumseh et Through the Mackenzie Basin. Il mourut à Victoria (C.-B.).

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

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in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list.

Location. 45° 1.068′ N, 76° 21.871′ W. Marker is in Lanark, Ontario, in Lanark County. It is on George Street (County Highway 511) just south of Clarence Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the Canada Post Office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71 George Street, Lanark ON K0G 1K0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Haliburton Highlands to Ottawa Valley

and in Eastern 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 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Lanark Settlement 1820

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 13, 2025

2. Charles Mair, 1838-1927 Marker

(a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dalhousie Library (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); Andrew Ronald Gamble (approx. 14 kilometers away); Capt. Harry D. Campbell and Major Alex. R. Campbell (approx. 14 kilometers away); House of Industry of Lanark County Burial Site (approx. 14 kilometers away); Lieut. Alexander W. Kippen, D.L.S. (approx. 14.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lanark.

Also see . . . Charles Mair in Dictionary of Canadian Biography. (Submitted on May 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.