George Stewart Henry
| George Stewart Henry | |
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| 10th Premier of Ontario | |
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In office December 15, 1930 – July 10, 1934 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Lieutenant Governor |
William Donald Ross William Mulock (acting) Herbert A. Bruce |
| Preceded by | Howard Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Mitchell Hepburn |
| Member of Provincial Parliament | |
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In office September 8, 1913 – August 4, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander McCowan |
| Succeeded by | Agnes Macphail |
| Constituency | York East |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 16, 1871 King Township, Ontario |
| Died | September 2, 1958 (aged 87) Toronto, Ontario |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Ketha Pickett |
| Residence | Village of Todmorden (Toronto) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Farmer, Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist then United after 1925 |
George Stewart Henry (July 16, 1871 – September 2, 1958) was a farmer, businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the Premier of Ontario from 1930 to 1934.
Henry was born in Township of King, York County, Ontario, the son of William and Louisa Henry. He attended Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto where he received a B.A. and LL.B. He also spent a year at the university's Ontario Agricultural College and decided to become a farmer in East York, Ontario. He was a member of York Township Council from 1903 until 1910. He was reeve from 1906 to 1910 and was elected warden of York in 1909.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1913 as a Conservative in the riding of York East. In 1918 he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture. In 1920 he ran for the leadership of the provincial Conservatives at that party's first ever leadership convention but lost to Howard Ferguson who led the party to victory in the subsequent general election. From 1923 to 1930, Henry served as Minister of Highways in the Ferguson government, expanding on the highway system that was initiated by the previous government of Ernest C. Drury.
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