Speaker's Night: The Boyd Gang - Toronto's Notorious Bank Robbers

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am UTC-05:00

4709 Dundas Street West , Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M9A 1A8 | Toronto

Etobicoke Historical Society
Publisher/HostEtobicoke Historical Society
Speaker's Night: The Boyd Gang - Toronto's Notorious Bank Robbers
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NOTE: OUR SPEAKER's NIGHT SERIES IS AN EXCLUSIVE EVENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ETOBICOKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A MEMBER, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.etobicokehistorical.com/become-a-member.html
Edwin Alonzo Boyd, born and raised in Toronto, had a problem with authority. The son of a policeman, he gave up a job driving a TTC streetcar to rob banks in the early 1950s. Caught and sent to the Don Jail, he escaped with a pair of robbers and his gang became the scourge of Canada. They pulled off Toronto’s largest bank robbery and lived a wild life on the run. Caught a second time, they escaped from the Don Jail again before they were finally brought to justice. And two gang members who killed a Toronto policeman paid the ultimate price, being hung back-to-back at the Don Jail.
Our speaker, Richard Jordan, is the Chief Historian of the Etobicoke Historical Society, and a former President of EHS and board member for many years. For seven years, Richard contributed a local history column called Heritage to the Toronto Star. His feature articles on a variety of topics have appeared in the Saturday Star and Sunday Star, as well as international history and genealogy magazines. His family history book, Beyond the Great Pine Ridge, was published in 2004 and his most recent book, Ernest D. Banting and Life in Weston 1921-1973, was published in 2022. Richard is well known for his speaking engagements with historical societies and seniors groups. He is the recipient of the Etobicoke Historical Society's 2025 Jean Hibbert Memorial Award.

​Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Start Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onward)
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