Background
Educated in Montreal schools, she grew up in a home where loyalism and devotion to British traditions were strong.
Educated in Montreal schools, she grew up in a home where loyalism and devotion to British traditions were strong.
Also, mother of Reginald Fessenden, the radio pioneer. Buried in Street John"s Anglican cemetery, Ancaster, Ontario. The family moved to Fergus, Ontario, and later to Chippawa, Ontario, on the banks of the Niagara River.
Always trying to find ways to strengthen Canada"s links to the British Empire, Clementina identified herself both physically and spiritually with Queen Victoria.
She was responsible for introducing Empire Day in Canadian schools, first in Dundas, Ontario in 1898 on the last school day before May 24, Queen Victoria"s birthday. lieutenant was celebrated more widely each year and then instituted in England in 1904 by Lord Meath.
A typical Empire Day in Canadian schools occupied the entire day and included inspirational speeches by trustees and songs such as The Maple Leaf and Just Before the Battle. Tribute
An elementary school in Ancaster, Fessenden Public School, was named in her honour and opened in 1959.
Two neighbourhoods were also named after her, Fessenden and Trenholme, both on Hamilton Mountain, Ontario.
The first neighbourhood, Fessenden, on the West Mountain, is bounded by Upper Paradise Road on the east, Mohawk Road West on the north and west. This road for the most part runs on a west-east route on the Hamilton Mountain, but on the western end, where this neighbourhood is situated, the road turns south and crosses the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, the southern boundary of this neighbourhood. Landmarks in this neighbourhood include Sir Allan MacNab High School and Regina Mundi Church.
43.243°North 79.896°West / 43.243.
-79.896 ("Fessenden")
The second neighbourhood, Trenholme, on the East Mountain, is bounded by Limeridge Road East on the north, Pritchard Road on the east, the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway on the south, and Upper Ottawa Street on the west. Landmarks in this neighbourhood include Albion Falls Park and Trenholme Park, which is also named after her.
43.214°North 79.863°West / 43.214. -79.863 ("Trenholme")
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