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Charles Unwin (b.1829 d.1918-01-05) was a prominent surveyor for the 
Unwin entered into a partnership with Vernon Bayley Wadsworth in 1868.
In 1910 the association of Ontario Land Surveyors published Unwin's 12 page autobiographical sketch.
Unwin never married. He worked as a surveyor for Toronto from 1874 to his death, at 88 in 1918.
Unwin Avenue, the southernmost street in Toronto's Portlands, is named after Unwin.
Government of Ontario
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and the City of Toronto government
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.
Unwin was born in the United Kingdom, and emigrated to Toronto in 1843, and lived with his uncle—also named Charles Unwin.
Unwin attended the prestigious Upper Canada College
Upper Canada College (UCC) is an elite, all-boys, private school in Toronto, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as the country's most prestigious preparatory school, and has produce ...
, a private high school attended by many of the leading elements of Ontario's administration.
After graduation, he apprenticed with John Stoughton Dennis Lieutenant-Colonel John Stoughton Dennis (19 October 1820 – 7 July 1885) was a Canadian surveyor, militia officer, and civil servant, born in Kingston, Upper Canada.
In 1866, Dennis led an ill-fated militia attack against the Fenians at ...
, completing his apprenticeship in 1852.
He spent the next nine years surveying Muskoka County.
Unwin entered into a partnership with Vernon Bayley Wadsworth in 1868.
In 1910 the association of Ontario Land Surveyors published Unwin's 12 page autobiographical sketch.
Unwin never married. He worked as a surveyor for Toronto from 1874 to his death, at 88 in 1918.
Unwin Avenue, the southernmost street in Toronto's Portlands, is named after Unwin.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Unwin, Charles 1829 births 1918 deaths English emigrants to Canada People from Mansfield People from Old Toronto Canadian surveyors Upper Canada College alumni