Alexander Muir
(1830-1906)

principal, poet, schoolmaster, and author of The Maple Leaf Forever

Died aged c. 76

Alexander Muir (5 April 1830 – 26 June 1906) was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster. He was the composer of The Maple Leaf Forever, which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Alexander Muir 1830-1906 principal of nearby Leslieville Public School who was inspired to write Canada's national song "The Maple Leaf Forever" by the falling leaves of this sturdy maple tree.

corner of Laing Street and Memory Lane, Toronto, ON, Canada where they was inspired to write Canada's national song

Alexander Muir (1830 - 1906) Schoolmaster, poet and the author of "The Maple Leaf Forever," lived here from 1891 - 1901. He was inspired to write the song in 1867 following a walk in Leslie Gardens, during which a Maple leaf is said to have fallen and clung to his sleeve. Muir was born in Lesmahagow, Scotland, and came to Upper Canada with his parents at an early age. He was educated in his father's school in Scarborough, and at Queen's University. After teaching in various centres, he became the principal of Gladstone Avenue Public School in 1888.

9 Mackenzie Crescent, Toronto, ON, Canada where they lived