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George Stewart Henry

George Stewart Henry
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10th Premier of Ontario
In office
December 15, 1930 – July 10, 1934
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
In office
September 8, 1913 – August 4, 1943
Preceded by Alexander McCowan
Succeeded by Agnes Macphail
Constituency York East
Personal details
Born (1871-07-16)July 16, 1871
King Township, Ontario
Died September 2, 1958(1958-09-02) (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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