
August 9, 2007
The McGuinty government is honouring the achievements and leadership of Ontario’s deceased premiers by permanently marking their gravesites with flags and commemorative plaques.
The gravesites of the following premiers will be included as part of a program to be developed by the Ontario Heritage Trust:
Former Premiers |
Years Served As Premier |
Location of Cemetery |
John Sandfield Macdonald |
1867-1871 |
St. Andrew’s Cemetery, Cornwall |
Edward Blake |
1871-1872 |
St. James’ Cemetery, Toronto |
Sir Oliver Mowat |
1872-1896 |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
Arthur Sturgis Hardy |
1896-1899 |
Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford |
Sir George William Ross |
1899-1905 |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
Sir James Pliny Whitney |
1905-1914 |
Morrisburg, near Chrysler’s Farm Battlefield |
Sir William Howard Hearst |
1914-1919 |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
Ernest Charles Drury |
1919-1923 |
Union Hill Cemetery, Crown Hill |
George Howard Ferguson |
1923-1930 |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
George Stewart Henry |
1930-1934 |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
Mitchell Frederick Hepburn |
1934-1942 |
St. Thomas Cemetery, St. Thomas |
Gordon Daniel Conant |
1942-1943 |
Oshawa Mausoleum, Oshawa |
Harry Corwin Nixon |
1943-1943 |
St. George’s United Cemetery, St. George’s |
George Alexander Drew |
1943-1948 |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph |
Thomas Laird Kennedy |
1948-1949 |
Dixie Union Cemetery, Mississauga |
Leslie Miscampbell Frost |
1949-1961 |
Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay |
John Parmenter Robarts |
1961-1971 |
St. James’ Cemetery, Toronto |
Frank Miller |
1985-1985 |
Lakeview Cemetery, Gravenhurst |
For more information on the accomplishments of Ontario’s former premiers, visit www.kids.premier.gov.on.ca/english/history/premiers.asp
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Contacts:
Mark Thompson, Minister’s Office, (416) 325-4071
Guy Lepage, Communications Branch, (416) 314-3497
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