William Gooderham, jr.

1824 - 1889  (65 years)

• Name	William Gooderham
  Suffix	jr.
  Birth	24 Apr 1824	Scole, Norfolk, England, UK
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	25 Jul 1832	Toronto, ON, Canada
  Death	12 Sep 1889	Toronto, ON, Canada
  Person ID	I26	Gooderham -Worts | William Gooderham and descendants
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	William Gooderham,   b. 29 Aug, 1790, Scole, Norfolk, England, UK d. 20 Aug, 1881, Toronto, ON, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Harriet Tovell Herring,   b. 01 Nov, 1802, Suffolk, England, UK d. 05 Mar, 1885, Toronto, ON, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	c.1820/1825	Scole, Norfolk, England, UK
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Bright,   b. c 1826   d. c 1885, Toronto, ON, Canada (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1847	Toronto, ON, Canada
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Apr 1824 - Scole, Norfolk, England, UK Immigration - 25 Jul 1832 - Toronto, ON, Canada Marriage - 14 Apr 1847 - Toronto, ON, Canada Death - 12 Sep 1889 - Toronto, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Gooderham jr. William was actively involved in the Salvation Army among other varied philanthropic efforts. This photo of William Gooderham Jr. is inscribed on the back "Sunday Singing".
  		Portrait of William Gooderham Jr. by J.W. Forster This portrait is mentioned in J.W.L. Forster's book Under the Studio Light - leaves from a portrait painter's sketch book (Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1928). This photo was made available by Gillian Pearson , Archivist for Victoria College, Toronto.
  		Victoria College in Cobourg in 1890 Victoria College’s move from Cobourg to Toronto was controversial and it was all because of a conditional legacy left by William Gooderham Jr in 1889.
  		Victoria College in 1900 Victoria College’s move from Cobourg to Toronto was controversial and it was all because of a conditional legacy left by William Gooderham Jr in 1889.

  
  

  Documents

  Biography of William Gooderham jr. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is linked here.

  
  

  Family Stories

  1890 Victoria College’s move from Cobourg to Toronto was strongly opposed Victoria College’s move from Cobourg to Toronto was controversial and it was all because of a conditional legacy left by William Gooderham Jr in 1889.

  
  

  Albums

  J.W. Forster artist and author (7) Forster did two or three portraits of prominent Gooderham men including William Sr., William Jr. and William George Gooderham. This album contains an excerpt from Forster's book and photo(s) of these portraits.