Sir William Mulock / 1843-1944
Sir William Mulock was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, educator, farmer, politician, judge and philanthropist. He served as vice-chancellor of the University of Toronto from 1881 to 1900, negotiating the federation of denominational colleges and professional schools into a modern university. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons and served from 1882 to 1905.
He was cabinet minister, Postmaster General, and founder of the Department of Labour.
Mulock Park is a newly opened, state-of-art 16-acre community hub and urban green space located at the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Mulock Drive in Newmarket, Ontario.
Formerly the historic private of the Mulock family, the property was purchased by the Town of Newmarket in 2018 and opened officially to the public in September 2026.
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Photo by Pat Cromie
My partner Pat Cromie and I joined several other residents from Delmanor Retirement Residence in Aurora, on October 28, and took a bus ride and tour of the new Mulock Park and restored 17,000 sq. ft. Mulock House in Newmarket.
The house features an art gallery created in partnership with the the Art Gallery of Ontario, a broad viewing verandah with seating, and also the Chickadee Cafe.
The 16-acre urban green space park features nearly 2 kms. of wide paved multi-use paths weaving through a canopy of roughly 950 mature towering tress plu newly planted trees.
It also presents diverse public art installations and a trickling "Riverine" water feature.
The historic Mulock House has an elevator, and universal washrooms equipped with lifts across the grounds.
There are two main parking lots options accommodating 240 vehicles
More information and photos to come soon, in this space, on another occasion.
Please comment if you wish.
Barry Wallace
