This school bears the name of, and is located on land formerly owned by, Colonel James Givins, who came to Canada after fighting on the British side during the American Revolution. In 1791 he was commissioned in the Queen's Rangers and subsequently served as Indian agent at York from 1797. Appointed Provincial Aide-de-Camp to General Brock during the War of 1812, he was highly commended for the courageous manner in which, in command of a small band of Indians, he resisted American invaders during the attack on York in 1813. He served as Chief Superintendent of the Indian Department in Upper Canada 1830-1837. He died in March 1846, at 87 and is buried in St. James' Cemetery, Toronto.

Location

At Givins/Shaw Public School, on land he formerly owned, 49 Givins Street, Toronto

Themes

• People
• Politics and law
• War and conflict