County of Brant Public Library Digital Collections

Arthur Sturgis Hardy of Mount Pleasant, 4th Premier of Ontario, c. 1896-99

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
This photograph shows Arthur Sturgis Hardy, fourth Premier of Ontario, posed in his office c. 1896-99. Hardy was born in Mount Pleasant and was raised there before leaving to study law. He became a lawyer, and practiced for a number of years before entering politics. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1873, and became Premier in 1896.

This image was digitized by the Archives of Ontario and can also be accessed at its website linked to below the image.

This image was printed on page 207 of The Work of Our Hands by Sharon Jaeger.
Date of Original
[ca. 1896-99]
Subject(s)
Men
Politicians
Portraits
Prime ministers
Politicians - Ontario
Local identifier
RG 4-114
Geographic Coverage
  • Toronto
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.70011 Longitude: -79.4163
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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