John Strathearn Hendrie Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Sir John Strathearn Hendrie
Order1:11th
Office1:Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Predecessor1:John Morison Gibson
Term Start1:September 26, 1914
Term End1:November 20, 1919
Monarch1:George V
Governor General1:The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
The Duke of Devonshire
Premier1:William Howard Hearst
Ernest Charles Drury
Constituency2:Hamilton West
Predecessor2:Edward Alexander Colquhoun
Term Start2:May 29, 1902
Term End2:September 26, 1914
Birth Date:15 August 1857
Birth Place:Hamilton, Upper Canada
Death Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Restingplace:Hamilton Cemetery
Nationality:Canadian
Spouse:Lena Henderson (1885)
Party:Conservative
Cabinet:Minister Without Portfolio (1905-1914)
Children:3 (1 daughter and 2 sons)
Residence:Hamilton
Alma Mater:Upper Canada College
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Railway contractor, engineer, businessman, militia officer

Sir John Strathearn Hendrie (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, Canada West[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. He was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1901 to 1902. He was then Member of Provincial Parliament from 1902 to 1914, where he held the positions of Minister without Portfolio and Hydro-Electric Commissioner. He joined the Hamilton Field Artillery in 1883 and later commanded the 2nd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery (of the Canadian Militia) until 1909. Hendrie was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1914 and served until 1919. Much of his time in Office was spent contributing to 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.

Notes and References

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