The Honourable Ernest Charles Drury

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011

Location: Holy Cross St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church (formerly St. James Anglican Church), 572 Penetanguishene Road at Highway 11, Township of Springwater

Directions: Take Highway 400 north to Highway 11. Continue on Highway 11 north to the Penetanguishene Road Exit (Highway 93). The church is located at the end of the exit ramp from Highway 11. Visit this gravesite

Bio: Born in Simcoe County, Ernest C. Drury was Ontario's eighth premier. He was a leader in the farming community, and become the first president of the United Farmers of Ontario in 1914. The educational group became a political party in 1918 and won the election of 1919. Drury was then asked to form a government. Known as the "Farmer Premier," Drury enacted progressive legislation that improved life in rural jurisdictions, and began an ambitious road-building program. Drury retired from provincial politics in 1923.