Ontario's Historical Plaques Learn a little Ontario history as
told through its plaques Honourable Ernest Charles Drury Photo
by Alan L Brown - Posted July, 2004 Photo by contributor Wayne
Adam - Posted September, 2012 Photo Source - Wikipedia
Coordinates: N 44 26.363 W 79 38.824 A descendant of one of this
area's pioneer families, Drury was born on this farm in 1878.
His father, the Hon. Charles Drury, had served (1888-1890) as
Ontario's first minister of agriculture. A graduate of the
Ontario Agricultural College, E.C. Drury was appointed secretary
of the Canadian Council of Agriculture in 1909, and became first
president of the United Farmers of Ontario in 1914. The U.F.O.
formed a political party in 1918, and with support from labour,
won the general election of 1919. Returned as member for Halton,
Drury became Ontario's eighth prime minister. Following his
party's defeat in 1923 he retired from provincial politics, but
later held various public offices in Simcoe County. Related
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