Brymner, Douglas National Historic Person
Ottawa, Ontario
Detailed view of the plaque
© Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, 1988
Address :
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1938-05-19
Life Date:
1823 to 1902
Other Name(s):
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Brymner, Douglas
(Designation Name)
Importance:
First Dominion Archivist, established the Public Archives of Canada (1872)
Plaque(s)
Plaque Removed: 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario
To commemorate the public services and sterling character of Douglas Brymner, LL. D., F. R. S. C., first Dominion Archivist, whose historical acumen and unflagging industry over a period of thirty years contributed in such large measure to the establishment of the Public Archives of Canada.