Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (1803–1882) was a Canadian Methodist minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in Upper Canada. He was a prominent opponent of the closed oligarchy that ran the province, calling it the Family Compact. Ryerson University is named after him.
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24 March 1803 Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County, Upper Canada
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Died |
19 February 1882 (aged 78) Toronto, Ontario
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