John Strathearn Hendrie

Sir John Strathearn Hendrie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Hamilton West
In office
1902–1914
Preceded by Andrew Alex Colquhoun
Succeeded by John Allan
11th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office
1914–1919
Monarch George V
Preceded by John Morison Gibson
Succeeded by Lionel Herbert Clarke
Personal details
Born August 15, 1857(1857-08-15)
Hamilton, Upper Canada
Died July 17, 1923(1923-07-17) (aged 65)
Baltimore, Maryland
Political party Conservative
Cabinet Minister Without Portfolio (1905-1914)

Sir John Strathearn Hendrie, KCMG, 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 also commanded the 2nd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. 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

  1. ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd. p. 143. 

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