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Old Man Ontario: Leslie M. Frost

Old Man Ontario: Leslie M. Frost

Graham, Roger

Paperback

Series: Heritage

Historical FiguresPolitical Biographies

ISBN10: 148759917X
ISBN13: 9781487599171
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Dec 15 1990
Pages: 498
Weight: 1.60
Height: 1.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

For most of the twentieth century, Progressive Conservatives have governed Ontario. One of the great consolidators of the Ontario Tory dynasty was Leslie Frost, premier from 1949 to 1961. This biography explores the life and career of one of the province's most successful politicians.

Frost was born in Orillia, in central Ontario, in 1895. He served in the First World War, was severely wounded, and underwent a lengthy convalescence. In 1921 he graduated from Osgoode Hall and established a law practice in Lindsay with his brother. He became an active member of the Conservative party and was elected to the provincial legislature in 1937, during the years of Liberal government under Mitchell Hepburn. When the Conservatives came into power in 1943, Premier George Drew appointed Frost provincial treasurer and minister of mines. Six years later, when Drew stepped down as party leader, Frost succeeded him.

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