Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership convention, 1949
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A leadership election was held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
on April 27, 1949 to replace retiring leader and premier
George Drew who had resigned after losing his seat in the 1948 provincial election
and deciding to enter federal politics. The interim leader
of the party (and interim premier) was Thomas Laird Kennedy
. The party selected Leslie Frost
on the first ballot.
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
on April 27, 1949 to replace retiring leader and premier
Premier of Ontario
The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
George Drew who had resigned after losing his seat in the 1948 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1948
The Ontario general election of 1948 was held on June 7, 1948, to elect the 90 members of the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
and deciding to enter federal politics. The interim leader
Interim leader
An interim leader, in Canadian politics, is a party leader appointed by the party's legislative caucus or the party's executive to temporarily act as leader when a gap occurs between the resignation or death of a party leader and the election of a formal successor...
of the party (and interim premier) was Thomas Laird Kennedy
Thomas Laird Kennedy
Thomas Laird Kennedy was a politician in Ontario, Canada and served briefly as the 15th Premier of Ontario. He was first elected as the Conservative member for Peel in the 1919 provincial election...
. The party selected Leslie Frost
Leslie Frost
Leslie Miscampbell Frost, was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the 16th Premier from May 4, 1949 to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man Ontario".-Early years:...
on the first ballot.
- FROST, LeslieLeslie FrostLeslie Miscampbell Frost, was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the 16th Premier from May 4, 1949 to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man Ontario".-Early years:...
842 - BLACKWELL, LeslieLeslie BlackwellLeslie Egerton Blackwell was a Canadian politician.A graduate of Osgoode Law School, Blackwell was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1943 election that brought George Drew's Ontario Progressive Conservative Party to power with a minority government...
442 - ROBERTS, KelsoKelso RobertsArchibald Kelso Roberts was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the Member of Provincial Parliament for the Toronto riding of St...
121 - PORTER, DanaDana PorterDana Harris Porter was a Canadian politician and jurist.After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1921, Porter went to England to continue his studies at Balliol College, Oxford from which he graduated with a Master's degree in 1923...
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