Ernest Charles Drury

Ernest Charles Drury
Drury in 1920
8th Premier of Ontario
In office
November 14, 1919 – July 16, 1923
MonarchGeorge V
Lieutenant GovernorJohn Strathearn Hendrie
Lionel Herbert Clarke
Henry Cockshutt
Preceded byWilliam Hearst
Succeeded byGeorge Howard Ferguson
Ontario MPP
In office
February 16, 1920 – May 10, 1923
Preceded byJohn Featherstone Ford
Succeeded byGeorge Hillmer
ConstituencyHalton
Personal details
Born(1878-01-22)January 22, 1878
Crown Hill, Ontario
DiedFebruary 17, 1968(1968-02-17) (aged 90)
Barrie, Ontario
Resting placeHoly Cross St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church (formerly St. James Anglican Church), Springwater, Ontario
Political partyUnited Farmers of Ontario
SpouseElla Partridge
Alma materOntario Agricultural College

Ernest Charles Drury (January 22, 1878 – February 17, 1968) was a farmer, politician and writer who served as the eighth premier of Ontario, from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of OntarioLabour coalition government.


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