Ernest C. Drury
| Ernest Charles Drury | |
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The Hon. Ernest Charles Drury in 1920
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| 8th Premier of Ontario | |
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In office November 14, 1919 – July 16, 1923 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Lieutenant Governor |
John Strathearn Hendrie Lionel Herbert Clarke Henry Cockshutt |
| Preceded by | William Hearst |
| Succeeded by | George Howard Ferguson |
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office February 16, 1920 – May 10, 1923 |
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| Preceded by | John Featherstone Ford |
| Succeeded by | George Hillmer |
| Constituency | Halton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 22, 1878 Crown Hill, Ontario |
| Died |
February 17, 1968 (aged 90) Barrie, Ontario |
| Resting place | Holy Cross St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church (formerly St. James Anglican Church), Springwater, Ontario |
| Political party | United Farmers of Ontario |
| Spouse(s) | Ella Partridge |
| Alma mater | Ontario Agricultural College |
| Religion | United Church |
Ernest Charles Drury (January 22, 1878 – February 17, 1968) was a farmer, politician and writer who served as the eighth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario–Labour coalition government.
Drury was the grandson of Richard Drury, who arrived in Crown Hill, Ontario from Kenilworth, Warwickshire in 1819.
His father, Charles Drury, continued the family farm and was a forward-looking farmer who utilized new techniques and technologies. In 1882, he was president of the Agricultural and Arts Association of Ontario. He also served as reeve of Oro Township in Simcoe County for 13 years and was elected to the Ontario legislature as an Ontario Liberal Party member where he served from 1882 to 1890, the last two years as Ontario's first Minister of Agriculture.
Drury was an "Opposition" candidate in Simcoe North in the 1917 wartime election held as a result of the Conscription Crisis of 1917. He was defeated by the Government candidate.
Drury was a co-founder of the UFO in 1913, but did not run in the 1919 election that returned farmer candidates as the largest bloc in the provincial legislature. Not having a leader, the UFO Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) asked Drury to lead them. The UFOs 49 MLAs joined with 11 Labour members to form a coalition government. It was the first of a wave of United Farmers governments that took power in several provinces and that founded the Progressive Party of Canada.
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