Bank of the People
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The Bank of the People was created by radical Reform politicians James Lesslie, James Hervey Price, and Dr John Rolph in Toronto in 1835. It was founded after they failed to establish a "Provincial Lo
Eight dollar note issued by the Bank of the People
Sir Francis Hincks, Bank of the People Cashier and later premier of Canada West
James Lesslie
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James Lesslie was an Ontario bookseller, reform politician and newspaper publisher. His career was closely associated with - and somewhat overshadowed by - William Lyon Mackenzie, the Reform agitator,
Bank of the People
…The Bank of the People was created by radical Reform politicians James Lesslie, James Hervey Price, and Dr John Rolph in Toronto in 1835. It was founded after they failed to establish a "Provincial Loan Office" in which farmers…
The Mechanics Institute in the Second Market building in York (Toronto)
The Sharon Temple of the Children of Peace