Toronto East (called East Toronto until 1903) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario . It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 .
4-410: East Toronto initially consisted of St. Lawrence, St. Davids and St. James Wards of the city of Toronto. In 1872, St. James Ward was excluded from the riding. After 1903, the boundaries varied, but generally included the part of the city east of Sherbourne Street . The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed between Broadview and Greenwood ridings. This riding has elected
8-502: The current intersection of Sherbourne and Bloor . In the 19th Century Sherbourne was lined with the stately homes of many of Toronto's most prominent families, but by the 20th Century the remaining stately houses, like 230 Sherbourne Street, had been converted to rooming houses. Streetcars ran down Sherbourne from 1874 (as horsecar service until electrified in 1891, then as Belt Line to 1923 and finally as Sherbourne streetcar line) to 1942. Buses did not begin on Sherbourne until 1947 and
12-506: The following members of Parliament : Sherbourne Street, Toronto Sherbourne Street is a roadway in Downtown Toronto . It is one of the original streets in the old city of York, Upper Canada . It starts at Queen's quay , and heads north to South Drive. It is two lanes for its entire length, though the part south of Bloor has bike lanes. It was named by Samuel Smith Ridout (son of Thomas Ridout ) in 1845 after
16-658: The town in Dorset, England ; the Ridout family emigrated from Sherborne to Maryland in 1774. Before 1845 the short stretch from Palace Street (now Front Street East) to Duchess Street (now Richmond Street) was called Caroline Street . In 1838, following the Upper Canada Rebellion , seven blockhouses were built, guarding the approaches to Toronto, including the Sherbourne Blockhouse , built at
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