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George Alexander Drew PC CC QC (May 7, 1894 – January 4, 1973) was a Canadian politician. He served as the 14th premier of Ontario from 1943 to 1948 and founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty that would last 42 years.
Feb 18, 2008 · George Alexander Drew, lawyer, politician, premier of Ontario 1943-48 (b at Guelph, Ont 7 May 1894; d at Toronto 4 Jan 1973). After recovering from a serious wound suffered in WWI, he attended Osgoode Hall. Called to the bar in 1920, he practised law in Guelph, of which he was mayor in 1925.
George Alexander Drew PC CC QC (May 7, 1894 – January 4, 1973) was a Canadian politician. He served as the 14th premier of Ontario from 1943 to 1948 and founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty that would last 42 years.
In 1936 George Drew, future Premier of Ontario, was greatly concerned that a false and very dangerous impression of the Russian experiment in government was being spread in Ontario. So he traveled to Russia in 1937 where he confirmed his preconceived ideas with first-hand observation.
The Honourable George Alexander Drew, C.C. 1894-1973. George Alexander Drew, Premier of Ontario from 1943-1948, was born in Guelph, Ontario in 1894. Educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall, Drew served in the First World War as an artillery lieutenant.
George Alexander Drew was born in Guelph on May 7, 1894, and was the first of five children of John J. Drew and Annie I. S. Gibbs. He attended Central Public School, as well as the GCVI
Jun 8, 2020 · Diefenbaker’s high commissioner to Britain, George Drew, played a particularly important role in shaping Anglo-Canadian relations. Building on his senior status within Progressive Conservative ranks, Drew proved resolute and unorthodox in advancing Canadian interests.
