REVEREND WILLIAM PROUDFOOT 1788-1851

REVEREND WILLIAM PROUDFOOT 1788-1851

An outstanding Presbyterian missionary and church leader, William Proudfoot was born near Peebles, Scotland and educated at the University of Edinburgh. Ordained in 1813, he served in Scotland until 1832 when he came to Upper Canada. A year later he settled in London. An energetic, authoritative man, Proudfoot made numerous preaching tours and organized congregations and missionary stations throughout Upper Canada and in the United States. In 1834 he founded the Missionary Presbytery of the Canadas in connection with the United Secession Church of Scotland in in 1844 he opened a divinity school in London to train Canadian clergy. Proudfoot wrote extensively on religious and secular matter and his diaries and letters provide a valuable account of 19th century life in Upper Canada.

Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Citizenship and Culture

Sarah J. McCabe

October 7, 2018