Joseph Bloor
Canadian businessman
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Interest in “Joseph Bloor” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-07-21.
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Key Takeaways
- Joseph Bloor (1789–1862) was an innkeeper, brewer, and land speculator in the 19th century who founded the Village of Yorkville and is the namesake for Toronto's Bloor Street.
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WikipediaJoseph Bloor (1789–1862) was an innkeeper, brewer, and land speculator in the 19th century who founded the Village of Yorkville and is the namesake for Toronto's Bloor Street. Originally from Staffordshire, England, he emigrated to Canada in 1819 and eventually moved to the village of York, Upper Canada with his wife Sarah and three children, where he became a prominent early figure.
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