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About Hiram Wilson
- Hiram Wilson (September 25, 1803 – April 16, 1864) was an anti-slavery abolitionist who worked directly with escaped and former slaves in southwestern Ontario.
- He attempted to improve their living conditions and help them to be integrated into society by providing education and practical working skills.
- He established ten schools to educate free blacks in southwestern Ontario.
- Wilson worked extensively with Josiah Henson to establish the British-American Institute and the Dawn Settlement in 1841.
- Wilson was a delegate to the 1843 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London, England.
- Wilson eventually resigned from the British-American Institute and moved to St.
- Catharines, Ontario, where his home was the final terminal for the Underground Railroad.
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