William Campbell gifted carriage by Sir Peregrine Maitland
In 1828 then-Lieutenant Governor Sir Peregrine Maitland was recalled by the British Crown. Maitland allegedly gave William Campbell his carriage, which had been a gift from King George IV. After Campbell’s 1834 death the carriage was auctioned off to future-Chief Justice Henry Draper. The carriage eventually made its way into John Howard’s possession, and was kept for many years at his Colborne Lodge home. Today the carriage is kept safe by City of Toronto Museums and Heritage Services.
Sources:
- Carriage Info – Henry T. Smith – History of St. Andrew’s Lodge: 1822-1922 – 1922 (https://archive.org/details/historyofstandre00smituoft)