London, Ontario, Street Namesakes

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Location: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Surnames/tags: Ontario London, Ontario

Notables and early residents who have streets in London, Ontario, named after them.^[1]

• Alexander Street -- Alexander Leslie, a local market gardener.
• Askin Street -- J.B. Askin, office holder and first president of the Middlesex Agricultural Society
• Becher Street -- H.C.R. Becher, an early lawyer and landowner in London.
• Bruce Street -- James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, Governor General of the Province of Canada, 1847-1854.
• Burwell Street -- Mahlon Burwell, southwestern Ontario surveyor and politician.
• Clarke Road -- John Clarke, an early settler in London Township.
• Cynthia Street -- named for one of J.B. Askin's daughters.
• Edward Street -- Edward Deane Parke, a London lawyer.
• Egerton Street -- Egerton Ryerson, Methodist minister and educational administrator
• Elizabeth Street -- Elizabeth Forsyth, Noble English's wife.
• English Street -- Noble English, an early settler in what became London East.
• Ferguson Place -- James Ferguson, Middlesex County Registrar.
• Horton Street -- Sir Robert John Wilmot-Horton, known for his writings on assisted emigration to the colonies.
• Hyman Street -- C.S. Hyman, London mayor and MP.
• Ingleside Place -- named after "Ingleside," the residence of Ephraim Parke, a London lawyer and magistrate.
• Leslie Street -- Alexander Leslie, a local market gardener.
• Lyle Street -- Mary Ann Soper Lyle, the wife of Rev. William F. Clarke
• Maitland Street -- Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
• Mary Ave. -- Mary Maltby and her husband, Samuel Glass, were early London residents.
• Middleton Ave. -- Sir Frederick Dobson Middleton, army and militia officer.
• Orchard Street -- John George Orchard, a London coal merchant.
• Picton Street -- This small cross street between Wellington and Waterloo streets was named for Gen. Sir Thomas Picton, one of the Duke of Wellington's favourite generals.
• Princess Ave. -- Princess Loiuise, wife of Marquess of Lorne, Governor General, 1878-1883.
• Ridout Street -- Thomas Ridout was Surveyor-General of Upper Canada and planned many of the roads in the Home and London districts.
• Stanley Street -- Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, British prime minister and former Colonial Secretary.
• Stevenson Avenue -- Hugh Allan Stevenson, London mayor.
• Talbot Street -- Colonel Thomas Talbot was given a huge land grant in southwestern Ontario for his services to the Crown. The Talbot Settlement included London.
• Tecumseh Ave. -- Chief Tecumseh
• Theresa Street -- named for one of J.B. Askin's daughters.
• Wolfe Street -- Maj.-Gen. James Wolfe.

Sources

1. ↑ London and Middlesex Historical Society. Historic Sketches of London, Ontario. 1908