George Playter

George Frederick Playter (31 August 1809 – 24 October 1866) was a Canadian minister, historian and author who wrote "The History of Methodism in Canada: With an Account of the Rise and Progress of the Work of God Among the Canadian Indian Tribes ; and Occasional Notices of the Civil Affairs of the Province." It was published in Toronto by Anson Green, 1862.

Born in England, Playter was a minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Toronto and throughout Eastern Ontario. His frequently cited book, "The History of Methodism in Canada," was published as Vol. 1. Playter died before Vol. 2 could be published. [cite news|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cancmhs/p-r.htm |title=Canadian Methodist Ministers 1800-1925 |author=Canadian Methodist Historical Society |accessdate=2008-08-20|publisher=Canadian Methodist Historical Society]

From 1844-1846 Player served as editor of the Christian Guardian. The publication continues as the United Church Observer, the oldest continuously published magazine in North America. [cite news|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~methodists/guardian.htm |title=Wellington County Methodists 1825-1925 |author=Ken Russell |accessdate=2008-10-04|publisher=Ken Russell]

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