John Langton was Canada's first Auditor General.
Plaque dedicated to John Langton in Fenelon Falls, Ontario
Peterborough, Ontario
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Peterborough is a city and county seat of Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the City of Peterborough was
John Langton (Canadian politician)
…He was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England in 1808 and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. He emigrated to Upper Canada in 1833 and settled near Peterborough. He worked for a time in the timber trade. In 1841, he was elected to the council for the Colborne District, becoming warden in 1848. In 1851, Langton…
Aerial view of Peterborough Little Lake in 2025
Cox Terrace on Rubidge Street, built in 1884 and declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1991
The Peterborough Lift Lock, constructed in 1904
Interior of Peterborough Square