King Street Gaol (1798)
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The King Street Gaol (commonly known as the Old Log Gaol) was Toronto's first jail, built in 1798 on the outskirts of York, Upper Canada. A log structure with 10 cells and a hanging yard, it was located on the south-east corner of King Street and Yonge Street, where the King Edward Hotel stands today. It was replaced by a brick jail in 1827.[1][2][3]
The building was built by Hugh Carfrae, a former soldier in the Queen's Rangers, the regiment formerly commanded by John Graves Simcoe, who was then the Governor of Upper Canada.[2]
The first person to be executed at the jail was John Sullivan on October 11, 1798. A tailor by trade, Sullivan was convicted of stealing a forged note worth about one dollar.[4][2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Jails - Toronto Archives
- ^ a b c "Samuel Jarvis in Jail". Jarvis Collegiate. http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/jarvisci/history/jail1.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-10. [1]
- ^ "York's First Jail". Toronto History. http://www.torontohistory.org/Pages_VWZ/Yorks_First_Jail.html. Retrieved 2012-01-10. mirror
- ^ Bruce Bell History Project (See "History Project" on menu)
Coordinates: 43°38′57″N 79°22′35″W / 43.6493°N 79.3764°W
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