History
Huron College was founded on May 5, 1863 by Benjamin Cronyn and Isaac Hellmuth, as an evangelical low church alternative to the high church Trinity University in Toronto. The first class of 13 students were taught by Isaac Hellmuth (Huron's first Principal) in the winter of 1863.
The evangelical section of the Church of England obtained a charter for Huron College, under the name of the Western University of London in 1878. It has been a University of Western Ontario founding institution since 1878.
William A. Joanes (architect) designed an addition to Huron College's original property in 1891.
Over one-fifth of Canadian Anglican chaplains who served in the First and Second World Wars were trained at Huron. A plaque was unveiled on 11 November 1997 to commemorate the lives of 18 Huron graduates who died in the First and Second World Wars.
Its original property, known as Rough Park, occupied the block bounded by Grosvenor, St. George and St. James Streets. In 1951, Huron moved to its present location and has since seen a growth in not only student enrollment, but also in its residence facilities, classrooms, library, and faculty offices. Huron's faculty of Arts and Social Science has been in partnership with the University of Western Ontario since 1956.
An Act respecting Huron University College was given Royal Assent on June 23, 2000. The name was changed to Huron University College on June 23, 2000. The Huron University College Corporation's Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on September 15, 2005.
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