Zacheus Burnham, c.1890
Description
- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white portrait photograph of Zacheus Burnham. Marjorie Ruddy took a picture of the negative.
- Notes
- Zacheus Burnham was born in Hamilton Township, Upper Canada, on March 31, 1819. He received his literary education at Cobourg Grammar School and studied law with his elder brother, Elias Burnham at Peterborough. He completed his law studies with Robert Baldwin in Toronto and opened his first law practice in Port Hope in 1842. He moved to Whitby in 1843 and worked as a lawyer until 1852 when he was appointed Junior Judge of the United Counties of York, Peel and Ontario. On December 27, 1853 he was appointed Senior Judge for the County of Ontario and held that position until he died at Whitby on November 15, 1896. He is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.
- Date of Original
- c.1890
- Dimensions
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Width: 3.5 in
Height: 3.5 in
- Image Dimensions
-
Image Width: 3.5in
Image Height: 3.5in
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 31-006-030
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Zacheus Burnham, c.1890, Original Photographer Unknown. Whitby Archives 31-006-030.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative dated 1991.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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