Francis Collier Draper

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Francis Collier Draper was born on 3 March 1837 in Toronto. He was the son of William Henry Draper, Solicitor General, Chief Justice and head of the Ontario government for some years. His mother was Augusta White. He married twice, first to Mary Catherine Baines (d. 1872) the daughter of Thomas Baines, Secretary of the Clergy Corporation, and had a child, Mary Augusta Catherine Draper. His second wife was Elsie —, widow of Henry Routh. There were no children of the second marriage.

Francis Collier Draper was educated at Upper Canada College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. He was called to the bar in 1867. He was a Major in the Queen's Own Rifles and an active sportsman. F.C. Draper was also a freemason and served as registrar of the provincial grand lodge. Draper became Police Chief of Toronto on 16 January 1874. He continued in this role for 12 years resigning only due to ill health. He died on 25 July 1894.

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