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{{short description|Cemetery in Toronto, Canada}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|43.696351|N|79.384882|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark_dim:2000|display=inline,title}}
| established = November 4, 1876
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| location    = 375 [[Mount Pleasant Road]]<br />[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]<br />M4T 2V8
| type        = [[Non-profit]], [[non-denominational]]
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| owner       = Mount Pleasant Group
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'''Mount Pleasant Cemetery''' is a [[cemetery]] located in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, and is part of the [[Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries]]. It was opened in November 1876 and is located north of [[Moore Park, Toronto|Moore Park]], a neighbourhood of Toronto. The cemetery has kilometres of drives and walking paths interspersed with fountains, statues and botanical gardens, as well as rare and distinct trees. It was originally laid out by German-born landscape architect Henry Adolph Engelhardt, inspired by the European and American [[Rural cemetery|garden cemeteries]] of the 19th century, and with influences from [[Mount Auburn Cemetery]] in Boston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountpleasantgroup.com/General-Information/Our%20Monthly%20Story/story-archives/mount-pleasant-cemetery/Mount%20Pleasant%20Cemetery.aspx|title=Mount Pleasant Group}}</ref>

As the final resting place of more than 168,000 persons, Mount Pleasant Cemetery contains remarkable architecture amongst its many monuments. The cemetery was designated a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]] in 2000.<ref>{{DFHD|1932|Mount Pleasant Cemetery|10 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{CRHP|9514|Mount Pleasant Cemetery|10 February 2015}}</ref>

==History==
In the early 19th century, the only authorized cemeteries within the town of [[York, Upper Canada|York]] (predecessor to present-day Toronto) were limited to members of either the [[Church of England]] or the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Deceased citizens who did not belong to either of these Christian denominations had no choice but to find burial arrangements outside of the city. Notably, those of Jewish faith who wanted a Jewish burial had to resort to cemeteries beyond Ontario (Montreal and Buffalo) until [[Pape Avenue Cemetery]] was opened outside of Toronto in 1849.

[[File:Historical sketch and rules-and-regulations, Toronto, Canada, 1826-1891 - Toronto General Burying Grounds Trust. (1891) (14775500251).jpg|left|thumb|A photograph of the cemetery's public vault, 1891.]]
In response to a petition to the [[Legislative Council of Upper Canada]], which included "it has become desirable that a Plot be obtained for the purpose of a [[General Burying Ground]], as well for Strangers as for the Inhabitants of the Town, of whatever sect or denomination they may be", a statute named ''An act to authorize certain persons therein named, and their successors, to hold certain lands for the purpose therein mentioned'' was passed and received Royal Assent in 1826: ''Acts of U.C. 7 Geo. IV, c. 21''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_10042_33_2/50|title=Statutes of Her Majesty's province of Upper Canadiana|website=www.canadiana.ca}}</ref> The land that came to be known as the "Potters Field" was acquired and started operation as a cemetery soon afterwards. Over time, additional cemetery lands were added to what became the [[Strangers' Burying Ground|Toronto General Burying Ground]].

In 1873, a new cemetery available to all citizens was established. The new cemetery was situated on an {{convert|81|ha|acre|adj=on}} farm on Lot 19 Concession 3 (also referred to as Yonge Street Farm) that was once owned by the [[Cawthra family]] (and likely by [[William Cawthra]]) at the far outskirts of the city. Mount Pleasant Cemetery formally opened on 4 November 1876, with more than {{convert|19|km|miles}} of carriage drives along rolling hills and ponds. [[Mount Pleasant Road]] was later constructed to pass through the centre of the cemetery and is named after it. The cemetery also has remains and a number of stone markers that were moved from the Potter's Field. The urban expansion of Toronto eventually led to Mount Pleasant Cemetery being situated in the centre of the city.

A number of Canadian servicemen who died during the World Wars were interred at the cemetery. It contains 231 [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|Commonwealth War Graves]], comprising 126 burials in [[World War I]] and 105 in [[World War II]]. 188 are of the Canadian, and 43 the British, armed forces.<ref name="cwgc">{{Cite web |last=CWGC |title=Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery {{!}} Cemetery Details |url=https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/49335/toronto-mount-pleasant-cemetery/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=CWGC |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Toronto-Mount-pleasant-visitation-oct-2009.jpg|thumb|The Visitation Centre was completed in 2009.]]
In the autumn of 2009, the cemetery opened Mount Pleasant Visitation Centre. The new building is approximately {{convert|2200|sqm|sqft}} and is built on the property grounds. It was built with the intention to provide visitation space and chapel services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mt. Pleasant Home |url=http://www.visitationcentre.ca/MP_new-visit.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231054308/http://www.visitationcentre.ca/MP_new-visit.html |archive-date=31 December 2007}}</ref>

The cemetery began planning the building as early as 2004, but disputes<ref>http://canlii.ca/t/1qss1 Humphrey Funeral Home v. Toronto (City), 2007</ref> with the [[City of Toronto government]], local funeral homes, and the [[Ontario Municipal Board]] all delayed the project. Changes were made as a result of this process, most notably vehicle access is now through the cemetery grounds only (near the cemetery offices), not directly from Moore Avenue.
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== Controversy ==
Despite the cemetery having been created as a [[public trust]] by [[Special Act]] of the Ontario legislature in 1826 (Toronto General Burying Grounds Act), Mount Pleasant Group began to assert publicly that it had been converted in 1871 into a corporation subject to the [[Corporations Act of Ontario]] and that it was no longer a trust. Community activist Margot Boyd and others argued that its status as a public trust remained unchanged.

With donations from the community, Boyd engaged the [[McCarthy Tetrault]] law firm in 2009 to review the statutes pertaining to Mount Pleasant Group. An 18-page letter sent to [[Ontario Premier]] [[Dalton McGuinty]] stated: “Legally, this trust might be characterized in several ways, but an accurate description of the trust in question is a ‘public trust.’ ” Local politicians [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Canada)|Toronto Centre MPP]] [[Glen Murray (politician)|Glen Murray]] and Ward 12 [[Toronto City Councillor]] [[Josh Matlow]] both agreed at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://streeter.ca/toronto/news/some-fights-never-die/|title = Some fights never die|date = 24 February 2011}}</ref>

As early as 2006, Mount Pleasant Group began describing itself as a commercial privately owned entity, and refused to disclose its financial records, giving rise to allegations that it was engaged in the stealth privatization of a public asset. In 2012, Mount Pleasant Group commenced a public relations campaign against Boyd and others in an attempt to deflect criticism, and to discredit its detractors by labelling them [[NIMBY]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/grave-concerns-is-mount-pleasant-cemetery-group-ontarios-lost-crown-corporation|title = Grave concerns: Is Mount Pleasant cemetery group Ontario's 'lost' crown corporation?| newspaper=National Post | date=5 May 2012 | last1=Blackwell | first1=Tom }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/books-staying-closed-on-mount-pleasant-cemeteries|title = Books staying closed on Mount Pleasant cemeteries| newspaper=National Post | date=8 May 2012 | last1=Hopper | first1=Tristin }}</ref>

In December 2012, Boyd and lawyer and community activist Pamela Taylor organized a public trustee election in accordance with the requirements of the 1849 Special Act.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/1487568-neighbours-fuel-controversy-at-mount-pleasant-cemetery-by-electing-their-own-trustee/|title = Neighbours fuel controversy at Mount Pleasant Cemetery by electing their own trustee|date = 13 December 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, over the objections of local residents, Mount Pleasant Group installed a new crematorium. The siting of the facility was a mere 16.5 metres from neighbouring houses, and contrary to Toronto City By-laws.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/3882689-mount-pleasant-neighbours-fume-over-crematorium-s-plan/|title=Mount Pleasant neighbours fume over crematorium's plan|website=Mississauga.com}}</ref> Ward 13 City Councillor [[Kristyn Wong-Tam]] sought leave to appeal against the [[Ontario Ministry of the Environment]] decision to allow the crematorium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trnto.com/concern-grows-over-crematorium-fumes/|title = Concern grows over crematorium fumes|date = 22 July 2013}}</ref>

Also in 2013, Boyd and Taylor, together with historian and environmental consultant Lorraine Tinsley, founded the not-for-profit association Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries and brought an Application to the [[Superior Court of Ontario]] to interpret the cemetery statutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bayview-news.com/2013/11/cemetery-case-in-court-december-16-to-set-a-date.html/|title=Cemetery case in court December 16 to set a date|date=21 November 2013}}</ref>

== Memorials ==
* To commemorate the 118 lives lost in the fire that destroyed the Great Lakes luxury cruise liner [[SS Noronic|SS ''Noronic'']] on September 17, 1949, a memorial was erected by the Government of Ontario.
* To commemorate the 167 lives of members of the Salvation Army (1012 people in total died) lost in the sinking of the ''[[Empress of Ireland]]'' on May 29, 1914, a memorial surrounded by the graves of the deceased was erected by the Toronto unit of the Salvation Army.
* To commemorate the 109 lives lost in the crash of [[Air Canada Flight 621]] on July 5, 1970, a memorial surrounded by graves of many of the dead was erected in May 1971.
* Children's Garden Memorial was created to remember all the stillborn and children without known parents the province buried in one area with no stones or markers.
* A memorial was erected sometime after 1912 in honour of two soldiers killed returning from a training exercise in 1912 and as a monument to the [[48th Highlanders of Canada]]'s veterans and war dead of the [[South African War]].<ref>{{cite web| title =48th Highlanders of Canada memorial| publisher =National Defence Canada| date =2008-04-16| url =http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=903| access-date =22 May 2014| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230732/http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=903| archive-date =2014-05-23| url-status =dead}}</ref>

== Notable interments ==
===Business people===
[[File:Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Eaton, Toronto 3121.JPG|thumb|Mausoleum for [[Timothy Eaton]], founder of [[Eaton's]] department stores.]]
[[File:Hart Massey's crypt in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The mausoleum of [[Hart Massey]].]]
[[File:Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (38517449152).jpg|thumb|Memorial for [[Steve Stavro]], owner of [[Knob Hill Stable]] and shareholder in [[Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment|Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd.]]]]
* [[John Paris Bickell]] (1884–1951), majority owner and chairman of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], co-founder and chairman of [[Avro Canada]]
* [[Alfred J. Billes]] (1902–1995), co-founder of [[Canadian Tire]]
* [[George Montegu Black II]] (1911–1976), president of [[Canadian Breweries Limited]]
* [[Matthew James Boylen]] (1907–1970), mining magnate (Brunswick Mining and Smelting Corp. Ltd), racehorse owner
* [[William Mellis Christie]] (1829–1900), namesake of the Canadian "Mr. Christie" brand of cookies and biscuits
* [[Gordon Cheesbrough]] (1952–2010), businessman, president and CEO of Altamira Investment Services
* [[George Albertus Cox]] (1840–1914), founder of Central Canada Loan & Savings Company and of National Trust Company, Ontario MP and Senator
* [[Robert T. Davies]] (1849–1916), businessman, racehorse owner
* [[William Henry Davies (entrepreneur)|William Henry Davies]] (1831–1921), Canada's first meat packer, also first artificial refrigeration
* [[Timothy Eaton]] (1834–1907), department store magnate ([[Eaton's]])
* [[James Henry Gundy]] (1880–1951), stockbroker, co-founder of [[Wood Gundy Inc.]]
* [[Harry Jackman|Henry R. Jackman]] (1900–1979), businessman and politician, father of former Lieutenant Governor [[Hal Jackman|Henry N.R. Jackman]]
* [[Albert Edward Kemp]] (1858–1929), businessman and politician
* [[Hart Massey]] (1823–1896), founder of [[Massey Ferguson|Massey-Harris]], philanthropist
* [[William McMaster]] (1811–1887), banker, statesman, founder of [[McMaster University]] and [[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce|CIBC]]
* [[Ryland H. New]] (1888–1979), head of Hamilton & Toronto Sewer Pipe Company and founder of National Sewer Pipe Company Limited, racehorse owner
* [[Arthur Godfrey Peuchen]] (1859–1929), businessman (Standard Chemical, Iron & Lumber Company of Canada), soldier, survivor of ''[[RMS Titanic]]''
* [[Edward S. Rogers Sr.]] (1900–1939), founder of [[Rogers Vacuum Tube Company|Rogers Majestic]]
* [[Joseph Rotman]] (1935–2015), businessman and philanthropist
* [[Steve Stavro]] (1926–2006), founder of [[Knob Hill Farms]], horse breeder, former owner of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
* [[Robert Simpson (store founder)|Robert Simpson]] (1834–1897), department store magnate ([[Simpsons (department store)|Robert Simpson Limited]])
* [[Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet]] (1923–2006), businessman (son of founder of [[Thomson Corporation]]), art collector, richest person in Canada
* [[George Weston]] (1864–1924), founder of [[George Weston Limited]]
* [[W. Garfield Weston]] (1898–1978), businessman and British MP

===Clergymen===
* [[Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army)|Arnold Brown]] (1913–2002), [[Generals of The Salvation Army|General of The Salvation Army]]
* [[James Gareth Endicott]], [[United Church of Canada]] minister, President of the [[Canadian Peace Congress]] 1949–1971
* [[Jonathan Goforth]] (1859–1936), Presbyterian Missionary
* Rev. [[Egerton Ryerson]] (1803–1882), Methodist minister
* Very Rev Dr [[Alexander Topp]] (1814–1879) twice Moderator of the [[Presbyterian Church of Canada]]
* [[Howard P. Whidden]], clergyman, professor, politician (Manitoba MP), Chancellor of [[McMaster University]]

===Medical personalities===
* [[John Gennings Curtis Adams]] (1839–1922), Canada's father of dental public health, first dentist of record at the [[The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)|Hospital for Sick Children]]
* Sir [[Frederick Banting]] (1891–1941) & [[Charles Best (medical scientist)|Charles Best]] (1899–1978), co-discoverers of [[insulin]]. Banting, a Major in the [[Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps]] at his death, is one of 231 Commonwealth war graves in the cemetery.<ref name=cwgc/>
* [[Charles Rea Dickson]] (1858–1938), radiologist, electrotherapist, co-founder of [[CNIB Foundation]]
* [[Bertha Harmer]] (1880–1934), prominent Canadian/American nurse
* [[Jennie Smillie Robertson]] (1878–1981), Canada's first female surgeon

===Music personalities===
[[File:Glenn gould.jpg|thumb|Grave marker for [[Glenn Gould]], a classical pianist.]]
* [[Mario Bernardi]] (1930-2013), pianist, conductor
* [[Bobby Gimby]] (1918–1998), writer of the [[Expo 67]] theme: [[Canada (1967 song)|Ca-na-da]]
* [[Glenn Gould]] (1932–1982), musician, pianist, composer, musical theorist
* Lois Lilienstein (1936–2015), children's entertainer, member of [[Sharon, Lois & Bram]]
* Robert (Bob) McBride (1946–1998) singer-songwriter and lead singer of the rock band Lighthouse
* [[Alexander Muir]] (1830–1906), author of [[The Maple Leaf Forever]] (1867), Canada's early (unofficial) national anthem
* [[John Rutsey]] (1953–2008), original drummer for progressive rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]]
* [[Robert Watkin-Mills]] (1849–1930), concert and oratorio singer

===Politicians===
[[File:Grave of William Lyon Mackenzie King.jpg|thumb|Grave of [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]], 10th Prime Minister of Canada.]]
[[File:John Keiller MacKay Gravestone.jpg|thumb|Monument of [[John Keiller MacKay]], 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.]]
[[File:Prime Minister John Turner gravesite photo.jpg|thumb|The headstone for [[John Turner]],<br />17th Prime Minister of Canada.]]
* [[James Cox Aikins]] (1823–1904), politician (Canada West MLA, Ontario Senator, federal cabinet minister), 4th [[Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba]]
* [[John Black Aird]] (1923–1995), 23rd [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], Ontario Senator, lawyer
* [[Herbert Henry Ball]] (1863–1943), politician (Toronto alderman, Ontario MPP and cabinet minister), civil servant ([[King's Printer]] of Ontario)
* [[Herbert Alexander Bruce]] (1868–1963), 15th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], Ontario MP, surgeon
* [[William Mortimer Clark|William Clark]] (1836–1915), 9th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], lawyer
* [[Lionel Herbert Clarke]] (1859–1921), 12th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], brewer
* [[William Dennison (Canadian politician)|William Dennison]] (1905–1981), 55th [[Mayor of Toronto]], alderman, Controller, Ontario MPP, educator
* [[George Howard Ferguson]] (1870–1946), 9th [[Premier of Ontario]], Ontario MPP and cabinet minister, diplomat
* [[Robert John Fleming (Canadian politician)|Robert John Fleming]] (1854–1925), businessman, 27th Mayor of Toronto, alderman
* [[Fred Gardiner]] (1895–1983), politician (Last reeve of Forest Hill, 1st Metro Toronto Chairman)
* [[William Hearst (Ontario premier)|William Hearst]] (1864–1941), 7th Premier of Ontario, Ontario MPP and cabinet minister
* [[George Stewart Henry]] (1871–1958), 10th Premier of Ontario, Ontario MPP and cabinet minister
* [[Warring Kennedy]] (1827–1904), businessman, 28th Mayor of Toronto, alderman
* [[Allan Lamport]] (1903–1999), [[Toronto Transit Commission]] Commissioner, 50th Mayor of Toronto, Controller and alderman
* [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] (1874–1950), Ontario MP and cabinet minister, 10th [[Prime Minister of Canada]]<ref>{{cite news |title=A historical stroll through Canada's prime ministerial grave sites |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/a-historical-stroll-through-canadas-prime-ministerial-grave-sites/article22500109/ |website=theglobeandmail.com |access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>
* [[John Keiller MacKay]] (1888–1970), 19th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], lawyer, judge
* [[Albert Edward Matthews]] (1873–1949), 16th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], broker
* [[Samuel McBride]] (1866–1936), 41st Mayor of Toronto and alderman, lumber merchant
* [[Oliver Mowat]] (1820–1903), Canada West MLA and cabinet minister, Ontario MPP, cabinet minister and 3rd Premier of Ontario, Ontario Senator and federal cabinet minister, Father of Confederation
* [[John Rolph (politician)|John Rolph]] (1793–1870), physician, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada/Canada West (MLA and cabinet minister), Toronto alderman
* [[George William Ross]] (1841–1914), 5th Premier of Ontario, Ontario MP, MPP and provincial cabinet minister, Ontario Senator
* [[Egerton Ryerson]] (1803–1882), Methodist minister, educator, politician (Chief Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada), and public education advocate
* [[Robert Hood Saunders]] (1903–1955), lawyer, 48th Mayor of Toronto, alderman and Controller
* [[Clifford Sifton|Sir Clifford Sifton]] (1861–1929), politician (Manitoba MLA, Ontario MP, federal Minister of the Interior)
* [[Donald Dean Summerville]] (1915–1963), 53rd Mayor of Toronto and Toronto alderman
* [[William Summerville]] (1879–1958), alderman, Member of [[Toronto Board of Control]], Ontario MPP
* [[John Turner]] (1929–2020), lawyer, cabinet minister, 17th Prime Minister of Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/sepulture-gravesite|title=National Program for the Grave Sites of Canadian Prime Ministers|date=July 21, 2023|website=[[Parks Canada]]|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Urquhart (Canadian politician)|Thomas Urquhart]] (1858–1931), lawyer, alderman, 32nd Mayor of Toronto

===Sports personalities===
* [[Billy Burch]] (1900–1950), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
* [[Charlie Conacher]] (1909–1967), Hall of Fame ice hockey player ([[NHL]]) and coach of the [[Oshawa Generals]]. Buried Section 41, Lot 351
* [[Pete Conacher]] (1932-2024), Professional ice hockey player                                                                                                                                             
* [[George Imlach]] (1918–1987), hockey player, NHL general manager and head coach
* [[Dick Irvin]] (1892–1957), Hall of Fame ice-hockey player and coach
* [[George Knudson]] (1937–1989), [[PGA Tour]] golfer
* [[Igor Korolev]] (1970–2011), Russian born NHL and KHL hockey player, KHL coach
* [[George Lyon (golfer)|George Seymour Lyon]] (1858–1938), [[1904 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] Gold Medal golfer
* [[Bill Zock]] (1918–1988), Hall of Fame [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] football player

===Survivors of the ''Titanic''===
* Lieutenant-Colonel [[Arthur Godfrey Peuchen]] (1859–1929) was a Canadian businessman and RMS ''Titanic'' survivor. He was also a World War I veteran.
* Ethel Flora Fortune (1883–1961) was a first-class passenger and survivor of RMS ''Titanic''.

===Veterans===
[[File:Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Mausoleum and Chapel.jpg|thumb|The tomb of [[World War I]] flying ace [[William George Barker]] is in the cemetery's main mausoleum.]]
* [[Curley Christian]] (1882–1954), [[World War I]] veteran.
* [[William George Barker|William George 'Billy' Barker, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two Bars]] (1894–1930), LCOL, 201 Squadron, RAF. World War I [[flying ace]] and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/curley-christian|title=Curley Christian &#124; The Canadian Encyclopedia|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref>
* [[George Fraser Kerr|George Fraser Kerr, VC, MC & Bar, MM]] (1895–1929), CAPT, 3rd battalion (Toronto) Central Ontario Regiment, CEF. World War I Victoria Cross recipient.
* [[Guy Simonds]] (1903–1974), senior officer of the Canadian Army in [[World War II]], known as the 'Liberator of Holland'.

===Other===
[[File:Hewitt family tombstone.jpg|thumb|Grave stone for the Hewitt family, which features [[W. A. Hewitt]] and his son, [[Foster Hewitt]].]]
* [[James Bain (librarian)|James Bain]] (1842–1908), first chief librarian of the [[Toronto Public Library]]
* [[Victor Child]] (1897–1960), painter, etcher and illustrator at the [[Toronto Telegram]]
* [[Greg Clark (journalist)|Greg Clark]], OC OBE MC (1892–1977), Canadian war veteran, journalist, and humorist.
* [[Fred Davis (broadcaster)|Fred Davis]] (1921–1996), popular television and radio host
* [[Jack Dennett]] (1916–1975) was a Canadian radio and television announcer.
* [[Northrop Frye]] (1912–1991), educator, literary critic
* [[Edward Greenspan]] (1944–2014), famed defence lawyer
* [[Barbara Hamilton (actor)|Barbara Hamilton]] (1926–1996), actress
* [[Theodor August Heintzman]] (1817–1899) created Heintzman pianos
* [[Foster Hewitt]] (1902–1985), television and radio (hockey) broadcaster<ref name="Hewitts1">{{cite web|url=https://www.finditatmpg.com/Details.aspx?GID=FGujBP2nfNsD1nC5rsJS7w%3d%3d|title=Search Results|year=2022|website=Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto|access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Hewitts2">{{cite web|url=https://hockeygods.com/images/8324-The_Hewitt_Family_Tombstone___Mount_Pleasant_Cemetery__Toronto|title=The Hewitt Family Tombstone – Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto|date=March 21, 2012|website=Hockey Gods|access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref>
* [[W. A. Hewitt]] (1875–1966), sports executive, journalist, manager at Maple Leaf Gardens<ref name="Hewitts1" /><ref name="Hewitts2" />
* [[Laura Muntz Lyall]] (1860–1930), impressionist painter
* [[David Milne (artist)|David Milne]] (1882–1953), impressionist painter
* [[F. W. Micklethwaite]] (1849–1925), prominent photographer
* [[Alison Parrott]] (1974–1986), a murdered 11-year-old
* [[John A. Pearson]], architect from the firm [[Pearson and Darling]]
* [[Robert Sutherland]] (c. 1830–1878), Canada's first black lawyer, and an important benefactor and alumnus of [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]]
* [[William Stewart Wallace|W. Stewart Wallace]] (1884–1970), historian, librarian, and editor
* [[Peter Worthington]] (1927–2013), journalist
* [[Murder of Cecilia Zhang|Cecilia Zhang]] (1994–2003), murder victim

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last1=Filey |first1=Mike |title=Mount Pleasant Cemetery: an illustrated guide |date=1990 |publisher=Firefly Books |location=Toronto |isbn=0920668690 |edition=1st}}
* {{cite book |last1=Filey |first1=Mike |title=Mount Pleasant Cemetery: an illustrated guide |date=1999 |publisher=Dundurn Press |location=Toronto |isbn=1550023225 |edition=2nd rev. & expanded}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.mountpleasantgroup.com/en-CA/Locations/Cemeteries/Mount-Pleasant.aspx Official website]
* [http://wholemap.com/map/area.php?area=MountPleasantCemetery Location of the cemetery with additional photos, videos, and related websites]

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