In Franktown, Ontario, the plaque commemorating Reverend George Buchanan stands in front of the former St. Paul's United Church on the west side of Highway 15, north of Church Street.
REV. GEORGE BUCHANAN 1761 – 1835
Born at Coupar-Angus, Scotland, Buchanan graduated in medicine from Edinburgh University. He later became a Presbyterian minister and was called to Upper Canada. He arrived in Beckwith Township in August, 1822, to become its first resident clergyman. For eleven years Buchanan served as minister, teacher, and physician but when, in 1833, a stone church was completed, influential members of the congregation demanded that it be conducted under the auspices of the Church of Scotland. Buchanan, a Secessionist, refused and was barred from preaching in the new church. From then until his death he held services in his home for those of the congregation who supported his views.
Archaeological and Historic Sits Board of Ontario.
