Bishop's University founded in Lennoxville (1843–1845)

Bishop's College was founded in Lennoxville, Lower Canada, in December 1843 by George Jehoshaphat Mountain, the Anglican Bishop of Quebec. The institution originated from the Lennoxville Classical School and was established to educate members of the Church of England. Mountain served as the first principal of McGill College and later secured a royal charter for the college in 1853.

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Background. The institution began as the Lennoxville Classical School, an independent institute founded in 1836. Bishop George Jehoshaphat Mountain, the third Anglican Bishop of Quebec, established the university section, Bishop's College, based on this grammar school. The college was formally founded in 1843 in Lennoxville, Quebec, for the education of members of the Church of England.

Founding. George Jehoshaphat Mountain founded Bishop's College on December 9, 1843, in Lennoxville, Quebec. He was instrumental in the establishment of the institution, which was erected into a university in 1853. The college was established for the education of clergymen and members of the Church of England, absorbing the earlier Lennoxville Classical School.

Early Operations. Instruction began in 1845, and the first degrees were granted in 1854. The Reverend Jasper Hume Nicolls was appointed as the first principal of Bishop's College in 1845. Mountain and Nicolls obtained a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1853, which formally established the college as a university.

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