caption death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date spouse known_for image article_title birth_name occupation
portrait of egerton ryerson by théophile hamel 19 february 1882 toronto , ontario charlotteville township , norfolk county , upper canada egerton ryerson 24 march 1803 hannah 1832 -rrb- mary armstrong -lrb- m. 1833 -rrb- aikman -lrb- m. 10 september 1828 , d. public education in ontario adolphus egerton ryerson.jpg egerton ryerson
 adolphus egerton ryerson educator , minister
egerton ryerson

adolphus egerton ryerson -lrb- 24 march 1803 -- 19 february 1882 -rrb- was a methodist minister , educator , politician , and public education advocate in early ontario , canada .
he was the leading opponent of the closed oligarchy that ran the province , calling it the `` family compact . ''
