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4 unusual facts about Upper Canada College


Colin Greening

While playing for Upper Canada College, Greening was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round (204th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Henry Machin

He was the son of Reverend Thomas Machin and received his education at the Upper Canada College.

John B. McDiarmid

He graduated from Upper Canada College high school with the highest grades in his class, earning scholarships to the University of Toronto.

Laidlaw Foundation

Institutions supported by the Laidlaw Foundation over the years include the Hospital for Sick Children, the National Ballet of Canada, the National Ballet School, Upper Canada College, and the Royal Ontario Museum among many others.


Arthur Gelber

Educated at Upper Canada College, from 1977 to 1980, he was Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Arts Centre.

Arthur Sweatman

Until 1872, he was the mathematics master at Upper Canada College, leaving there to become the rector of Grace Church in Brantford until 1874.

Henry Holgate Watson

He was born in Milton, Ontario, the son of Henry Watson and Jane Elizabeth Holgate, and was educated in Milton and at Upper Canada College.

James Hill Hunter

He was born in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1839, the son of Archibald Hunter and Elizabeth Hill, came to Canada West with his family in 1842 and was educated at Goderich and Upper Canada College.


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