left to right: Prof. G. F. G. Stanley, Toronto Mayor Nathan Phillips, A. Kelso Roberts, Andrew Thomson, Leslie H. Saunders.
| On the 5th of Oct. 1960, a
plaque commemorating Sir John
Henry Lefroy was unveiled on the University of Toronto campus. This
plaque
is one of a series being erected throughout the province by the Dept of
Travel and Publicity acting on the advice of the Archaeological and
Historical
Sites Board of Ontario.
Participants in the ceremony, were: Prof. G. F. G. Stanley, a
member
of the Historic Sites Board, His Worship Mayor Nathan Phillips, Q. C.
of
Toronto, the Honourable A. Kelso Roberts, Q. C. Attorney-General of
Ontario,
Dr. Andrew Thomson, former director of the Meteorological Service of
Canada,
and Mr. Leslie H. Saunders, Chairman of the Toronto Historical Board. A photo of the plaque is shown below. http://torontoplaques.com/Pages/Early_Meteorology_in_Canada.html
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Photo used with the permission of www.torontoplaques.com.
See more about Sir John Henry Lefroy:
LeFroy Books Presented the AES Library
Biography of John Henry LeFroy
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