History of Huron District Township names

Ashfield Township

Named after a village in Suffolk, England.

Biddulph Township

Takes its name from Robert Biddulph, one of the original directors of the Canada Company.

Blanshard Township

Named after Richard Blanshard, one of the first directors of the Canada Company. He was appointed first governor of Vancouver Island in 1849.

Colborne Township

The Township of Colborne takes its name from Sir John Colborne. At the battle of Waterloo he conducted the decisive movement of the light infantry which secured the victory. He was also the founder of Upper Canada College in Toronto.

Downie Township

Named after Robert Downie, M.P., a director of the Canada Company. Mr. Downie was one of the first directors of the Company.

Ellice Township

Named after the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, one of the first directors of the Canada Company. He spent many years in Montreal in connection with the major fur trading companies.

Fullarton Township

Named after John Fullarton, Director of the Canada Company.

Town of Goderich and Goderich Township

Named after Right Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich. He had much to do with Canadian affairs during the 1837 Rebellion period.

Hay Township

Named in honor of R. W. Hay, joint Secretary for the Colonies with Lord Stanley.

Hibbert Township

Named after William T. Hibbert, Junior, Director of the Canada Company.

Hullett Township

Named after John Hullett, one of the first directors of the Canada Company.

Logan Township

Named after Hart Logan, director of the Canada Company.

McGillivray Township

Named after Simon McGillivray, Director of the Canada Company.

McKillop Township

Named after James McKillop, M.P., one of the first directors of the Canada Company.

North and South Easthope Townships

Named after Sir John Easthope, M.P., a director of the Canada Company. He became proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, organ of the Liberal party.

Stanley Township

Named after Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who served as Secretary of the Colonies in Britain.

Stephen Township

Named after James Stephen, Junior, the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies in the time of Lord Goderich and Lord Glenelg.

Tuckersmith Township

Named after Martin Tucker-Smith, of London, banker, one of the original directors of the Canada Company.

Usborne Township

Named after Henry Usborne, one of the first directors of the Canada Company.

Williams Township

Named after William Williams, M.P., Deputy Governor of the Canada Company.

List of Assessors

George Barber

Township Assessed: McGillivray.

Duncan Campbell

Township Assessed: Williams.

William Cashin

Townships Assessed: Blanshard, Downie, Fullarton.

George Cox

Townships Assessed: Goderich Town, Goderich Township.

William Hodgins

Township Assessed: Biddulph.

Thomas Johnston

Township Assessed: Ashfield (including Wawanosh).

George Morris

Township Assessed: Stanley.

William Muir

Townships Assessed: Hullett, Tuckersmith.

Thomas Reddie

Township Assessed: Ellice.

Peter Robertson

Township Assessed: Colborne.

Thomas Rowtcliff

Townships Assessed: Hay, Stephen, Usborne.

Duncan Stewart

Township Assessed: North Easthope.

John Yagge

Township Assessed: South Easthope.

James Young

Townships Assessed: Hibbert, Logan, McKillop.

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