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25-703: Isaac Hunter established the newspaper as the Halton Herald in 1866, with the financial backing of William Barber , after dissolving his 18 month partnership with Robert Matheson (the two having worked on The Canadian Champion and County of Halton Intelligencer in Milton, Ontario ). This was not an amicable split, with the Herald attacking the Reform politics of the Champion in its early days, until Barber stepped in. Isaac had launched

50-572: A woollen mill , foundry and sawmill in Georgetown, Ontario . In 1854, they built a paper mill on the Credit River near Streetsville, Ontario . In 1888, his nephew, John Roaf Barber , upgraded the mill to use hydroelectricity power, one of the early industrial applications of electricity in Canada. In 1862, Barber built a brick home near Streetsville, Ontario now known as The Old Barber House. He

75-621: A Catholic party, the Catholic vote became as important a constituency to the Liberals as the Orange vote became to the Conservatives. Nineteenth century religious tensions aside, Macdonald's election as Ontario's first Premier makes his Catholicity an important historic symbol. Similarly the selection of John Thompson , Canada's first Roman Catholic Prime Minister only twenty five years after Confederation,

100-854: A building with the Georgetown branch of the Bank of Hamilton . Warren had been born near Acton in 1863, and was an active member of the Baptist denomination. Before his career as a publisher he had been a schoolteacher. During his life he served as Warden of Halton County and Reeve for Georgetown. He also operated the Herald Steam Printing House, which opened in 1888. Warren bought out the Halton Conservator , which had run from 1901 until 1906. Joseph M. Moore, who had apprenticed under H.P. Moore of The Acton Free Press , became foreman in 1891, and became

125-708: A former Whig senator from Louisiana . They were married in 1840 and raised three children. In 1841, Macdonald was approached by two local conservative political figures, Alexander Fraser and John McGillivray , to stand for election for the Glengarry riding in the new Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada . With their support, he easily won election and entered Parliament, ostensibly in support of Draper. However, Macdonald at this point did not have firm political views, and once in Parliament, he gradually shifted towards

150-459: A joint owner with Warren in 1909. In April 1918, the Herald building caught fire, which gutted the offices and destroyed its records and presses, the press itself crashing through the top floor into the basement. Thanks to their connection to the Acton Free Press and editor Henry P. Moore they did not miss an issue. Moore was later the sole owner, until his passing in 1939. His estate sold

175-465: A period as co-premier of the Province of Canada from 1862 to 1864. It was this time when Macdonald suffered a collapsed lung from chronic tuberculosis . Macdonald was initially an opponent of confederation , but came to accept it and became an ally of Sir John A. Macdonald (no relation). John A. Macdonald helped manoeuvre Sandfield Macdonald into the position of first Premier of Ontario. Macdonald

200-567: The Reform group and away from Draper. In the first session of the Parliament, he supported the union of the Province of Canada and the government of Governor General , Lord Sydenham , but for the rest of the first Parliament, he consistently voted in support of Robert Baldwin , the leader of the Reformers of Canada West. Macdonald served as a Lieutenant in the Queen's Light Infantry Militia in Toronto in

225-803: The Tory political group. Macdonald was later appointed as Queen's messenger, charged with carrying dispatches between the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada and the British Minister in Washington . In 1840, while he was on one of his missions from the Lieutenant-Governor (the Earl of Durham ) to the British Minister at Washington he met Marie Christine Waggaman, daughter of George Augustus Waggaman ,

250-552: The 1830s and early 1840s. On October 17, 1842, Macdonald was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and appointed to command the 4th Battalion of the Glengarry Militia. He commanded the 4th Glengarry until 1852 when he was replaced by his brother Donald Alexander Macdonald . A Reformer and advocate of responsible government , Macdonald served in all eight Assemblies of the Province of Canada prior to Confederation. He also served in several pre-confederation administrations, including

275-508: The early years of confederation, politicians were allowed to serve simultaneously in the House of Commons and in a provincial legislature. From 1867 to 1872, Macdonald was also a Liberal MP in the House of Commons of Canada . Macdonald's brothers, Donald Alexander Macdonald and Alexander Francis Macdonald , were also politicians, and served as federal Members of Parliament. Donald, who served as an MP

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300-551: The four founding provinces created at Confederation in 1867. He served as both premier and attorney general of Ontario from July 16, 1867, to December 20, 1871. He was referred to by his middle name, Sandfield, and often signed his correspondence and documents as J. Sandfield Macdonald . Born in 1812 in Glengarry County, Upper Canada , John Sandfield was the first of five children for Alexander and Nancy Macdonald, who were Roman Catholic Highland Scots. His mother died when he

325-611: The graves of prime ministers. The Macdonald Block Complex , a major set of four office towers which house ministries of the Ontario government, is named after Macdonald. A statue of Macdonald stands in front of the east side of the Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto . The monument, unveiled in 1909, was sculpted by Walter Allward . He was portrayed by Aidan Devine in the 2011 CBC Television film John A.: Birth of

350-427: The longest of the three brothers, was in the House of Commons concurrently with both Sandfield and Alexander, although Sandfield and Alexander did not serve concurrently with each other. Sandfield Macdonald would be the last Roman Catholic Premier of Ontario for 132 years; not until Dalton McGuinty became premier in 2003 would another Roman Catholic assume the office. After Macdonald's tenure, sectarian tensions in

375-728: The new Town of Halton Hills , the name was changed to The Herald . The paper closed in February 1992. After 125 years of serving the Halton Hills communities, the Thomson chain cited “poor financial result and limited prospect for improvement” for closing it. William Barber (Ontario politician) William Barber (March 1808 – August 26, 1887) was a Canadian businessman and politician. His family came to Canada from County Antrim in Ulster, Ireland in 1822. The four Barber brothers built

400-620: The newspaper to Walter Biehn in March 1940. His wife Mary ran the business while Walter fought in the Second World War. Walter also found time to be a town councillor, Chairman of Georgetown Board of Education , and Lions Club member. He sold the Herald to the Thomson Corporation in December 1958, and continued to be its publisher until 1973. In November 1973, just before the formation of

425-619: The paper as one aligned with Colonel George King Chisholm and the Conservatives . It would become the Georgetown Herald in 1877. It was not the first newspaper founded in Georgetown and not without its own share of troubles. During the first three decades, the paper passed through a number of different owners, including Mr. Hunter until 1869, Joseph & Richard Craig, Nelson Burns (1871), and Thomas Starret (1874). The paper’s acquisition in 1886 by Robert D. Warren saw it move to share

450-601: The province rose, and the Conservative Party increasingly became identified with the Orange Order and sectarian Protestantism. Even though most of the party's leaders were not sectarian themselves (with a few notable exceptions), Orange Ontarians became a core constituency of the party that leaders were loath to neglect. Catholics, meanwhile, increasingly voted for the Liberal Party. While the Liberals could never be called

475-408: The withdrawal of Liberal support, Barber ran as an independent and successfully fended off Lyon's challenge, largely thanks to the significant Conservative support he had acquired. Four years after initially deselecting Barber, the Liberal Party readopted him at the 1875 election , thus preventing Lyon from contesting the riding of Halton on behalf of the party. Following the 1875 election, he

500-519: Was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Halton from 1867 to 1875. In 1871 the Liberal Party dropped Barber as their candidate in the upcoming election , due to his support for Premier J. Sandfield Macdonald 's self-described "Patent Combination" government. In his stead, the party selected William Durie Lyon and the radical ' Clear Grits ' platform he championed. Despite

525-399: Was disqualified for having induced a voter to stay home, and a byelection was held on November 15, 1875 which was won by William Durie Lyon . John Sandfield Macdonald John Sandfield Macdonald , QC (December 12, 1812 – June 1, 1872) was the joint premier of the Province of Canada from 1862 to 1864. He was also the first premier of Ontario from 1867 to 1871, one of

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550-581: Was eight. Independent in mind, Macdonald twice tried to set out from home when he was eleven. Leaving school at 16, he became a clerk at several general stores, before deciding to enter the legal profession, eventually articling under Archibald McLean . When McLean was later elevated to the Court of King's Bench for Upper Canada, Macdonald became his assistant, which allowed him to meet Allan MacNab , Thomas Talbot and William Henry Draper (with whom he would resume his articling). Draper and McLean were leaders in

575-421: Was elected for the provincial riding of Cornwall in the first general election of 1867 for the new province of Ontario. He was re-elected in the election of 1871 . In addition to serving as Premier, he also occupied the post of Attorney General of Ontario . Macdonald instituted several notable achievements, in addition to setting up the initial machinery of government for the new Province: His government

600-446: Was indicative of the ambitions of Roman Catholics to be full and equal participants in the newly created country. Macdonald is buried in historic St. Andrews Cemetery in St. Andrews West, South Stormont , Ontario. The gravesite is marked by a bronze plaque, the first under an Ontario Heritage Trust program to honour Ontario premiers at their burial sites, similar to a national program to mark

625-514: Was moderate and initially a coalition of liberals and conservatives (described in contemporary accounts as a "Patent Combination" government), but suffered from defections by more radical Reformers. This group joined with the Clear Grits to form the opposition Liberal Party led by Edward Blake and Oliver Mowat . In December 1871, Macdonald's government was defeated by Edward Blake's Liberals. Macdonald resigned, and died several months later. In

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