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The Patrons of Industry in Canada were based on the Patrons of Industry of Michigan that had formed in 1889. It was dedicated to upholding and encouraging the moral,social,intellectual,political and financial situation of farmers and to preserve the way of life that existed in farming communities in the late nineteenth century against encroaching industrialization. It cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business.
The 1896 Canadian federal election was held on June 23,1896,to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 8th Parliament of Canada. Though the Conservative Party,led by Prime Minister Charles Tupper,won a plurality of the popular vote,the Liberal Party,led by Wilfrid Laurier,won the majority of seats to form the next government. The election ended 18 years of Conservative rule.
The United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) is an association of Alberta farmers that has served different roles in its 100-year history –as a lobby group,a successful political party,and as a farm-supply retail chain. As a political party,it formed the government of Alberta from 1921 to 1935.
Charles Avery Dunning was the third premier of Saskatchewan. Born in England,he emigrated to Canada at the age of 16. By the age of 36,he was premier. He had a successful career as a farmer,businessman,and politician,both provincially and federally.
Henry Herbert Stevens,was a Canadian politician and businessman. A member of R. B. Bennett's cabinet,he split with the Conservative Prime Minister to found the Reconstruction Party of Canada.
Sir Henry Lumley Drayton was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
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Walter Humphries Montague,was a Canadian politician. He was a federal cabinet minister in the governments of Mackenzie Bowell and Charles Tupper,and subsequently a provincial cabinet minister in the Manitoba government of Rodmond Roblin. Montague was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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James Charles McKeagney was a Canadian lawyer,politician,and judge.
Alfred Gilpin Jones,was a Canadian businessman,politician,and eighth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
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John Charles Landeryou was a chef,a seniors rights activist,and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.
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