Reverend Ebenezer Wilkie Panton

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Photo of Rev. Panton, dressed in his robes. He was the Minister at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Stratford for many years.

He is mentioned in an 1891 book about important Canadian men entitled: "The Canadian album : men of Canada; or, Success by example, in religion, patriotism, business, law, medicine, education and agriculture; containing portraits of some of Canada's chief business men, statesmen, farmers, men of the learned professions, and others; also, an authentic sketch of their lives; object lessons for the present generation and examples to posterity Volume 1" by William Cochrane (click link at side to see book).

Passage from book (click Full Size to see photocopied page from book):

EBENEZER WILKIE PANTON,
Stratford, Ont., was born July 15th, 1842, at Cupar-of-Fife, Scotland. His education was commenced at the public schools of Toronto, and continued at Whitby and Oshawa High Schools, Toronto University, and Knox College. He graduated from Knox College in 1873. Previous to this he taught school for seven years. In 1873 he was licensed by the Presbytery of Ontario to preach, and the same year was ordained and inducted into Peel Street Church, Lindsay. In 1875, on the union of the Presbyterian churches, he (with Rev. J. A. Murray, of the old Kirk Church,) resigned his charge, in order to bring about practical union in that town. In 1876 he received a call to Bradford, which he accepted, remaining there nearly seven years. In 1883 he accepted a call to St. Andrew's Church, Stratford, where he has since remained, and, under his pastorate, the congregation has greatly increased, and the membership of the church almost doubled. Mr. Panton is treasurer of the Stratford Presbytery, president of the Bible Society, also president of the Mechanics Institute. He married Helen K. White, of Oshawa.

Notes

Condition: Okay. Image is good but area around image is damaged and worn.

Date of Original

1883

Date Of Event

1883

Dimensions

Width: 17.6 cm
Height: 23 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 8.8cm
Image Height: 12.6cm

Subject(s)

Clergy
Presbyterian churches

Local identifier

0973ph

Collection

St. Marys Museum photo collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Stratford

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.4637238 Longitude: -81.1990286

Copyright Statement

Recommended Citation

"Rev. Ebenezer Wilkie Panton." St. Marys Museum, 0973ph.

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