Orangeville History

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History

In 1863, Orangeville

was named after Orange Lawrence, a businessman born in Connecticut in 1796 who owned

several mills in the village. As a young man, he moved to Canada and settled in Halton County. During the Mackenzie's rebellion in 1837, he was a captain in the militia. Lawrence purchased the land that became Orangeville from Robert Hughson.[1] In 1873, the Act of Incorporation was passed and Orangeville was given town status on January 1, 1874.