Baldwin, Robert, 1834?-1885

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Baldwin, Robert, 1834?-1885

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        1834?-1885

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        Robert Baldwin, Jr. was born on April 17, 1834, in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Hon. Robert Baldwin (1804-1858).

        He was a secretary. He was educated at the Upper Canada College. At the age of fifteen, he decided to spend several years at sea working on merchants’ ships. In 1874, he became secretary of the Upper Canada Bible Society, a position he held until his death. He was interested in everything which contributed to the morality and improvement of the community. Baldwin was one of the founders and first president of the Y.M.C.A. in Toronto.

        In 1859, he married Jemima McDougall (1834–1873), and in 1877, he remarried Elizabeth Mary Walker (1843–1903). He died on December 9, 1885, in Toronto, Ontario.

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