John McCaul (March 7, 1807 – April 16, 1887) was an Irish-born Canadian educator, theologian, and the second president of the University of Toronto from 1848 to 1853.
During the Trent Affair of 1862, William Mulock asked John McCaul as the head of the college to call a student meeting that led to the formation of the University Company of volunteers, later K Company of the Queen's Own Rifles.
McCaul was also a dedicated musician and was president of the Toronto Philharmonic Society from 1845 to 1847.
john, mccaul, march, 1807, april, 1887, irish, born, canadian, educator, theologian, second, president, university, toronto, from, 1848, 1853, reverend2nd, president, university, torontoin, office, 1848, 1880preceded, byjohn, strachansucceeded, bydaniel, wilso. John McCaul March 7 1807 April 16 1887 was an Irish born Canadian educator theologian and the second president of the University of Toronto from 1848 to 1853 The ReverendJohn McCaul2nd President of the University of TorontoIn office 1848 1880Preceded byJohn StrachanSucceeded byDaniel WilsonPersonal detailsBorn 1807 03 07 March 7 1807Dublin IrelandDiedApril 16 1887 1887 04 16 aged 80 Toronto Ontario CanadaAlma materTrinity College DublinMcCaul was born in Dublin Ireland and earned Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts and Doctor of Laws degrees from Trinity College Dublin He served as a Church of Ireland clergyman before moving to Toronto Upper Canada in 1839 to become the principal of Upper Canada College He resigned from the position in 1842 to serve as vice president of King s College and professor of logic rhetoric and classics In 1849 King s College was renamed as the University of Toronto and McCaul was elected to succeed John Strachan as president McCaul served until 1853 when he became the head of University College a constituent college of the University of Toronto During the Trent Affair of 1862 William Mulock asked John McCaul as the head of the college to call a student meeting that led to the formation of the University Company of volunteers later K Company of the Queen s Own Rifles McCaul was also a dedicated musician and was president of the Toronto Philharmonic Society from 1845 to 1847 He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1846 1 McCaul Street in downtown Toronto takes its name from John McCaul as did McCaul s Pond a pond that formerly existed near today s Hart House University of Toronto fed by waters of Taddle Creek References Edit American Antiquarian Society Members DirectoryExternal links EditJohn McCaul at the Database of Classical Scholars John McCaul Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 This biography of a Canadian academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an Irish Anglican cleric is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John McCaul amp oldid 1161333222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
