Toronto Club
Private club in Toronto
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The Toronto Club is a private members' club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded on March 20, 1837, it is the oldest private club in Canada and the third oldest in North America.
- 107 Wellington Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Founded | March 20, 1837 |
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| Type | Private members' club |
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| Website | torontoclub.ca |
Formerly called | Upper Canada Club (1837–1840) |
Overview
The clubhouse, located at 107 Wellington Street West (at York Street), was designed by Frank Darling and S. George Curry in 1888[1] and opened in 1889. The building had additions and alterations between 1911 and 1912 by Darling and Pearson.[2] The building mixes different architectural styles and marks an important transition in Darling's career. The clubhouse was recognized as a heritage property by the City of Toronto in 1984 and by the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 2002.[1]
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Membership at the Toronto Club is by invitation only and is completely gender-neutral. The Club is strictly for members and their invited guests.
The clubhouse is a 40,000 square foot, three-storey building. The facilities include four lounges, two à la carte dining rooms, a cocktail lounge, business centre and five private dining rooms.
The Club provides reciprocal privileges with a collection of clubs in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
The Club offers its members a programme of special events including: wine dinners featuring rare wines from its extensive cellar; regularly scheduled wine educational events; annual art dinners; an Annual Black-Tie Members’ Dinner at which a different distinguished member is honoured each year; high-profile guest speaker events; and a Christmas Buffet Luncheon.
Leadership
Chairman of the Board
- 1837 – James Newbigging
- 1842 – Francis T. Billings
- 1845 – William Cayley
- 1846 – William Henry Boulton
- 1849 – Dr George Herrick
- 1860 – William Botsford Jarvis
- 1861 – A. Thornton Todd
- 1862 – James McGill Strachan
- 1863 – Sir Casimir Gzowski
- 1880 – Christopher Robinson
- 1881 – A. Thornton Todd
- 1893 – Sir Edmund Osler
- 1895 – Nichol Kingsmill
- 1901 – Adam R. Creelman
- 1902 – Arthur Radcliffe Boswell
- 1903 – Herbert C. Hammond
- 1905 – Walter Barwick
- 1907 – Daniel R. Wilkie
- 1908 – Walter S. Andrews
- 1908 – Sir William Falconbridge
- 1915 – E. C. Cattanach
- 1915 – George E. Evans
- 1919 – William R. Johnston
- 1919 – Miller Lash
- 1923 – Robert Cassels
- 1925 – Goldwin Larratt Smith
- 1942 – Alexander C. Snively
- 1945 – John A. McDougald
- 1950 – Malcolm D. Richardson
- 1953 – Albert Bruce Matthews
- 1957 – Christie Thomas Clark
- 1959 – Gordon Peter Campbell
- 1962 – William Maxwell Vacy-Ash
- 1968 – Albert Bruce Matthews
- 1971 – Francis Dwyer Lace
- 1975 – Alan Graeme Watson
- 1978 – Fraser Matthews Fell
- 1983 – Ian Douglas
- 1987 – John Peter George Gordon
- 1990 – Douglas G. Bassett
- 1991 – Anthony Smithson Fell
- 1995 – R. B. Matthews
- 2002 – Fredrik Stefan Eaton
- 2005 – Anthony Graham
- 2009 – R. James Anderson
- 2012 – Irving Gerstein
President
- 1864 – James McGill Strachan
- 1868 – Sir Casimir Gzowski
- 1871 – John Hillyard Cameron
- 1876 – William Cayley
- 1878 – Christopher Robinson
- 1914 – Sir Glenholme Falconbridge
- 1923 – Miller Lash
- 1942 – Goldwin Larratt Smith
- 1944 – Robert Cecil Hamilton Cassels
- 1946 – Alexander C. Snively
- 1948 – Robert A. Laidlaw
- 1950 – John A. McDougald
- 1953 – Malcolm D. Richardson
- 1957 – A. Bruce Matthews
- 1959 – Christie T. Clark
- 1962 – Gordon Peter Campbell
- 1964 – John A. McDougald
- 1968 – William Maxwell Vacy-Ash
- 1971 – A. Bruce Matthews
- 1975 – Francis Dwyer Lace
- 1978 – Alan Graeme Watson
- 1983 – Fraser Matthews Fell
- 1987 – Ian Douglas
- 1990 – John Peter George Gordon
- 1991 – Douglas G. Bassett
- 1995 – Anthony S. Fell
- 2002 – R. B. Matthews
- 2005 – Fredrik Stefan Eaton
- 2009 – Anthony Graham
- 2012 – R. James Anderson
Club histories
- Snively, Alexander C. History of the Toronto Club, 1835–1947.
- Snively, Alexander C. Toronto Club, 1835-–1995: A History Compiled from Club Records and Contemporary Historical Notes.
- Stoffman, Daniel. Behind Carved Doors: The Toronto Club and Its Remarkable Members. Douglas & McIntyre, 2012.
