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Mr. and Mrs. Lawson on the lawn in front of their home. The party was the first ever held at the private home of a Lieutenant-Governor, and biggest of its kind since closing of Chorley Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson on the lawn in front of their home. The party was the first ever held at the private home of a Lieutenant-Governor, and biggest of its kind since closing of Chorley Park.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawson on the lawn in front of their home. The party was the first ever held at the private home of a Lieutenant-Governor, and biggest of its kind since closing of Chorley Park.

Date8/23/1947
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberTSPA_0062043F
    On the occasion of the visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, dinner given by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario and Mrs. Ray Lawson, Saturday, October 13th, 1951, Royal York Hotel, Toronto
    On the occasion of the visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, dinner given by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario and Mrs. Ray Lawson, Saturday, October 13th, 1951, Royal York Hotel, Toronto
    Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
    10/13/1951
    The Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. Howland request the pleasure of [Mr. & Mrs. McCall] company at a ball to be held at Government House on [Wednesday 26 May] at 9 o'clock
    The Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. Howland request the pleasure of [Mr. & Mrs. McCall] company at a ball to be held at Government House on [Wednesday 26 May] at 9 o'clock
    Howland, William Pearce, Sir, 1811-1907
    1871
    Closed by premier hepburn as the lieutenant-governor's residence, Chorley Park is to open at once as a 200-bed convalescent hospital for No. 2 militar(...)
    Closed by premier hepburn as the lieutenant-governor's residence, Chorley Park is to open at once as a 200-bed convalescent hospital for No. 2 militar(...)
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    12/17/1940
    Andrew Lawson And Mrs. Lawson Know How to Entertain With Gracious Ease, Guests at their home are familiar with the good smell of cookies baking or a roast browning in oven
    Andrew Lawson And Mrs. Lawson Know How to Entertain With Gracious Ease, Guests at their home are familiar with the good smell of cookies baking or a roast browning in oven
    Lennon, Frank
    5/5/1966
    The last vice-regal residents. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Bruce Leaving Chorley Park On the Last Day of His Term of Office in 1937
    The last vice-regal residents. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Bruce Leaving Chorley Park On the Last Day of His Term of Office in 1937
    Bruce, Herbert A
    12/1/1937
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    Darrell, Dick
    6/27/1967
    The diary of Mrs. John Graves Simcoe, wife of the first lieutenant-governor of the province of Upper Canada, 1792-6, with notes and a biography by J. Ross Robertson
    The diary of Mrs. John Graves Simcoe, wife of the first lieutenant-governor of the province of Upper Canada, 1792-6, with notes and a biography by J. Ross Robertson
    Simcoe, Elizabeth, 1762-1850
    1911
    Mr. and Mrs. George Jordon are shown with their five handsome children in the living-room of their Scarborough home. Seen, from left, are, George, 15, Christine, 18, Barbara, 11, Jordon, John, 20, Mrs. Jordon, and David, 17, sitting on table. Family, proud of its Polish heritage, has a Polish Room in home.
    Mr. and Mrs. George Jordon are shown with their five handsome children in the living-room of their Scarborough home. Seen, from left, are, George, 15, Christine, 18, Barbara, 11, Jordon, John, 20, Mrs. Jordon, and David, 17, sitting on table. Family, proud of its Polish heritage, has a Polish Room in home.
    Lennon, Frank
    6/27/1972
    At Queen's Park Levee, Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon shakes hands with Mrs
    At Queen's Park Levee, Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon shakes hands with Mrs
    Goode, Jeff
    1/2/1977
    Mrs. J. Keiller Mackay (left) embraces Mrs. Leslie Frost. Lt.-Gov. Mackay, ex-Premier Frost, shake hands at testimonial dinner on lieutenant-governor's retirement
    Mrs. J. Keiller Mackay (left) embraces Mrs. Leslie Frost. Lt.-Gov. Mackay, ex-Premier Frost, shake hands at testimonial dinner on lieutenant-governor's retirement
    MacKay, John Keiller
    2/19/1963
    Mrs. Earl Rowe shakes hand of Mrs. Arthur M. Winton while Lieutenant-Governor Earl Rowe looks on. The old with their memories and the young with their(...)
    Mrs. Earl Rowe shakes hand of Mrs. Arthur M. Winton while Lieutenant-Governor Earl Rowe looks on. The old with their memories and the young with their(...)
    Darrell, Dick
    8/22/1967
    The smallest baby goes home. The smallest baby ever cared for at the Hospital for Sick Children, Jeffrey Lawrence Croft, is home with his mother, Mrs.(...)
    The smallest baby goes home. The smallest baby ever cared for at the Hospital for Sick Children, Jeffrey Lawrence Croft, is home with his mother, Mrs.(...)
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    7/26/1971