Charles Frederick Fraser
For other people named Frederick Fraser, see Frederick Fraser (disambiguation).
Sir Frederick Fraser in Evening Mail, Toronto 1818
Sir Charles Frederick Fraser ( b. 4 Jan. 1850 in Windsor, N.S., d. 5 July 1925 in Halifax) established the Halifax School for the Blind, the first residential school for the blind in Atlantic Canada. He became blind through an accident at age 7 and then went to study at Perkins School for the Blind in Boston. He was a member of the North British Society.
Legacy
- Sir Frederick Fraser School
References
- Joanna L. Pearce. "Fighting in the Dark: Charles Frederick Fraser and the Halifax Asylum for the Blind, 1850-1915.
- Sir Frederick Fraser - Canadian Biography On Line
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