John Strathearn Hendrie
Sir John Strathearn Hendrie | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Hamilton West | |
In office 1902–1914 | |
Preceded by | Edward Alexander Colquhoun |
Succeeded by | John Allan |
11th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
In office September 26, 1914 – November 20, 1919 | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor General |
The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn The Duke of Devonshire |
Premier |
William Howard Hearst Ernest Charles Drury |
Preceded by | John Morison Gibson |
Succeeded by | Lionel Herbert Clarke |
Personal details | |
Born |
Hamilton, Upper Canada | August 15, 1857
Died |
July 17, 1923 65) Baltimore, Maryland | (aged
Resting place | Hamilton Cemetery |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Lena Henderson (1885) |
Alma mater | Upper Canada College |
Cabinet | Minister Without Portfolio (1905-1914) |
Sir John Strathearn Hendrie CMG CVO (August 15, 1857 – July 17, 1923) was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1914 to 1919.
John Hendrie was born in 1857 in Hamilton, Ontario[1] and was educated at Upper Canada College. He became a railway contractor and promoted the Hamilton Bridge Works. In 1885 he married Lena Henderson. A Member of Provincial Parliament from 1902 to 1914, he held the positions of Minister without Portfolio and Hydro-Electric Commissioner. He joined the Hamilton Field Artillery in 1883 and later commanded the 2nd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery (of the Canadian Militia) until 1909. Hendrie was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1914 and served until 1919. Much of his time in Office was spent helping the War Effort and hosting soldiers, seamen and dignitaries. He is the only Ontario viceroy to live at two Government Houses, including Chorley Park. He was knighted in 1915, and died in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1923.
References
- ↑ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd. p. 143.
External links
- "John Strathearn Hendrie". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History
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