Patrons of Industry - Citizendia

The Grand Association of the Patrons of Industry in Ontario was a Canadian farmers' organization formed in 1890 that cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Based on the Patrons of Industry of Michigan that had formed in 1889, it declared itself independent of the American group in 1891. It was dedicated to upholding and encouraging the moral, social, intellectual, political and financial situation of rural Ontarians and to preserve the way of life that existed in farming communities in the late nineteenth century against encroaching industrialization. The Patrons' membership exceeded 30,000 at its peak. ^[1]

It nominated candidates in the 1894 Ontario provincial election. The Ontario general election 1894 was the eighth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sixteen members of the Legislative Assembly were elected with Patrons of Industry support -- 12 Liberals, one Conservative, and three who ran only under the "Patrons of Industry" banner. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre

The Patrons of Industry also nominated 31 candidates in the 1896 federal election, but only two, David Dickson Rogers and William Varney Pettet, were elected to the Canadian House of Commons. The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on June 23, 1896 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 8th Parliament David Dickson Rogers ( June 10, 1845 &ndash January 28, 1915) was a Canadian politician in the province of Ontario. William Varney Pettet ( May 7 1858 &ndash June 21 1938) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and

The party was soon divided on the question of cooperation with the Ontario Liberal Party. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party achieved few gains for farmers, and the group was virtually extinct by 1900.

It has been argued by some that the Patrons represented a constant left-wing element in the Canadian Electorate, represented today by the New Democratic Party. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots

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^ Patrons of Industry Trent University Archives