# Joseph Sheard > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joseph_Sheard > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joseph_Sheard.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sheard > Source revision: 1347634191 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Architect and politician (1813–1883)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Joseph Sheard | honorific_suffix = | image = Joseph Sheard.png | caption = | office1 = 19th [Mayor of Toronto](/source/Mayor_of_Toronto) | predecessor1 = [Samuel Bickerton Harman](/source/Samuel_Bickerton_Harman) | successor1 = [Alexander Manning](/source/Alexander_Manning) | term_start1 = 1871 | term_end1 = 1872 | birth_date = 11 October 1813 | birth_place = Hornsea, near Hull, Yorkshire, England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1883|8|30|1813|10|11}} | death_place = [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [York County, Ontario](/source/York_County%2C_Ontario), [Canada](/source/Canada) | resting_place = [St. James Cemetery](/source/St._James_Cemetery_(Toronto)), Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada | spouse = Sarah Elizabeth Tuke | party = | children = Mary, Matthew, Joseph, George, Thomas, Henry and [Charles S.](/source/Charles_Sheard) | alma_mater = | occupation = Architect, Mayor of York (previous to being named or familiarized as Toronto) | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Joseph Sheard''' (11 October 1813 – 30 August 1883"Ontario Deaths, 1869–1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6ZJ-L26 : 24 June 2015), Joseph Sheard, 30 Aug 1883; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1883 cn 20785, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,241.) was an English architect and politician. He was [Mayor of Toronto](/source/Mayor_of_Toronto) from 1871 to 1872. Born in [Hornsea](/source/Hornsea), near [Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull), [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire), [England](/source/England), his father died when he was only six weeks old, leaving four young children to be raised by his mother. He quit school at the age of 9 and found a job as an apprentice with a barrel-maker. Aged 19, he sailed from Hull on 15 April 1833 aboard the "Foster" landing in Quebec. He made his way by [Durham boat](/source/Durham_boat) to Prescott, Upper Canada where he boarded the steamboat "William the Fourth" for York, arriving in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) in 1833. He first was a carpenter, builder, and then became an architect in the 1840s.{{cite book|title=The Glory of Ottawa: Canada's First Parliament Buildings|author=Carolyn Ann Young|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press|year=1995|isbn=0-7735-1227-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/gloryofottawacan1995youn}} He built the William Cawthra house (a mansion at the corner of King & Bay, Toronto) which was demolished in 1946. He also built the Ontario Bank building (at the corner of Scott & Wellington). He was also a member of the [Orange Order in Canada](/source/Orange_Order_in_Canada). At the time of Confederation, he was the Commissioner of Works and an alderman (1851–1871) in St. Patrick's Ward. He introduced the motion for the August [Civic Holiday](/source/Civic_Holiday). In 1851, he is listed as an alderman, a building inspector, and an architect civil engineer. He designed the Dead house in St. Michael's Cemetery, and he had an entry for the design the original [Parliament Buildings of Canada](/source/Centre_Block) in Ottawa in 1859. When he was Foreman of Public Works, he refused to build the [gallows](/source/gallows) to hang two leaders of the [Upper Canada Rebellion](/source/Upper_Canada_Rebellion), [Samuel Lount](/source/Samuel_Lount) and [Peter Matthews](/source/Peter_Matthews_(rebel)).{{cite web|url=http://www.heritagetoronto.org/discover-toronto/map/plaque/joseph-sheard-parkette |title=Joseph Sheard Parkette |work=Heritage Toronto |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216085209/http://www.heritagetoronto.org/discover-toronto/map/plaque/joseph-sheard-parkette |archivedate=February 16, 2012 }} When he refused he said, 'I'll not put a hand to it,' said he; 'Lount and Matthews have done nothing that I might not have done myself, and I'll never help build a gallows to hang them."{{cite web|last1=Peppiatt|first1=Liam|title=Chapter 34: The Jails of the County|url=http://www.landmarksoftoronto.com/the-jails-of-the-county/|website=Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto Revisited|access-date=2015-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925083212/http://www.landmarksoftoronto.com/the-jails-of-the-county/|archive-date=2015-09-25|url-status=dead}} A park was named in his honour on the lot that was once his home (The Mayor Joseph Sheard Parkette). It is found between the streets Yonge, McGill, Anne (now called Granby) and Church (12 McGill St). His son, Dr. [Charles Sheard](/source/Charles_Sheard), became the city's Chief Medical Officer and also served as a Member of Parliament. Other and current living members of the Sheard family include: * Dr Charles Sheard Jr (1886–1947) – son of Charles Sheard * Justice Joseph David Sheard (1924–2015) – son of Joseph Louis Sheard (1891–1956), grandson of Joseph Sheard and former Ontario Court of Justice General Division{{cite web |title=Joseph Sheard Parkette Historical Plaque |url=http://torontoplaques.com/Pages/Joseph_Sheard_Parkette.html |website=Toronto's Historical Plaques |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902121553/http://torontoplaques.com/Pages/Joseph_Sheard_Parkette.html |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |url-status=dead}} * Terence Sheard QC (1898–1985) – lawyer and author of ''Canadian Forms of Wills'' [1950] * Matthew Sheard (1840–1910) – architect and son of Joseph Sheard == Works == {| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;" |- style="background:lightblue;" !width=28%|Building !width=8%|Year Completed !width=20%|Builder !width=10%|Style !width=5%|Source !width=32%|Location !width=7%|Image |- | [Cawthra House](/source/Cawthra_House) | 1851–1853 | Joseph Sheard and William Irving | Greek Revival | | Northeast corner of King Street West and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario | |- | Cherry Street Hotel / Palace Street School | 1859 | Joseph Sheard | | 15, 18 | 409 Front Street East | 100px |- | Octagonal mortuary vault; designated historic property under Ontario Heritage Act (1975) | 1855–56 | Joseph Sheard | | | 1414 Yonge Street, [St. Michael's Cemetery (Toronto)](/source/St._Michael's_Cemetery_(Toronto)), [Deer Park, Toronto](/source/Deer_Park%2C_Toronto), [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario) | |- | [Ashbridge Estate](/source/Ashbridge_Estate) | 1854 | Joseph Sheard | | | [Queen Street East](/source/Queen_Street_East) near Coxwell Avenue, [Ashbridge's neighbourhood, Toronto](/source/Ashbridge's_neighbourhood%2C_Toronto) | 100px |- | Bishop's Palace, [St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica (Toronto)](/source/St._Michael's_Cathedral_Basilica_(Toronto)) | 1852 additions | Joseph Sheard | | | 200 Church Street | |- |- | Northfield (home to Sir [Oliver Mowat](/source/Oliver_Mowat) and now part of National Ballet School) | 1856; renovations 2003–2005 | Joseph Sheard | | | 372 Jarvis Street | |- | Tin and Copper Smith Building (now Potbelly Sandwich Shop) | 1857 | Joseph Sheard | | | 83 Yonge Street | |- | Laughlin Lodge (now Julia M. Ruby YWCA Toronto Leadership Centre) | 1858 alterations | Joseph Sheard | | | 87 Elm Street | |} == References == {{Archival records|title=Joseph Sheard fonds|location=|inventory_number=1355|description_URL=http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/torontodetail.html?key=89443|dates=|access_conditions=}} {{reflist}} == External == *[http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8869&pid=0 Historic Places in Canada] {{Commons}} {{TorMayors}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheard, Joseph}} Category:1813 births Category:1883 deaths Category:19th-century mayors of places in Ontario Category:Canadian architects Category:English emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Category:Mayors of Toronto Category:Immigrants to Upper Canada --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Joseph Sheard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sheard) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sheard?action=history)). 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