Middlesex County Courthouse

In London, Ontario. With gaol at rear. London was established by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a military garrison. This soldier established the system of government that would dominate the province of Ontario for the next 50 years. He was responsible for the building of roads and the survey of most of this part of Ontario. He was married to Elizabeth Simcoe who came from a family of substance. She was born the Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim. Her father's death preceded her birth, and her mother died delivering her. She was raised by her aunt who was married to Admiral Samuel Graves, the godfather to Elizabeth's husband, John Graves Simcoe.