John Strathearn Hendrie

Sir John Strathearn Hendrie KCMG CVO (August 15, 1857 – July 17, 1923) was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1914 to 1919.

The Honourable Sir John Strathearn Hendrie KCMG CVO
11th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office September 26, 1914 – November 20, 1919
Monarch	George V
Governors General	The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn The Duke of Devonshire
Premier	William Howard Hearst Ernest Charles Drury
Preceded by	John Morison Gibson
Succeeded by	Lionel Herbert Clarke
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office May 29, 1902 – September 26, 1914
Preceded by	Edward Alexander Colquhoun
Succeeded by	John Allan
Constituency	Hamilton West
Personal details
Born	(1857-08-15)August 15, 1857 Hamilton, Upper Canada
Died	July 17, 1923(1923-07-17) (aged 65) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Hamilton Cemetery
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Lena Henderson (1885)
Children	3 (1 daughter and 2 sons)
Parent	William & Mary Hendrie
Residence	Hamilton
Alma mater	Upper Canada College
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Railway contractor, engineer, businessman, militia officer
Cabinet	Minister Without Portfolio (1905-1914)

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 helping 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.