Media Advisory - Mitchell Frederick Hepburn honoured through Premiers'
Gravesites Program
ST. THOMAS, ON, Sept. 28 /CNW/ -
| Date: | Friday, October 1, 2010 at 1 p.m. |
| Location: | St. Thomas Cemetery 67 West Avenue, St. Thomas |
| Directions: | From Highway 401, take Exit 186 for Wellington Road South at London. Head south on Wellington Road towards St. Thomas. Wellington Road merges with Sunset Road / County Road 4. Continue on Sunset Drive / County Road 4. Turn left at Chester Street. Turn right at West Avenue. The cemetery is on the right-hand side. |
| Photo opportunity: | Unveiling of commemorative marker |
| Contact: | Liane Nowosielski Marketing and Communications Specialist Ontario Heritage Trust Telephone: 416-325-5032 E-mail: [email protected] |
Join the Ontario Heritage Trust for the unveiling of a marker commemorating the gravesite of the Honourable Mitchell Frederick Hepburn, Premier of Ontario from 1934 to 1942.
Ontario's eleventh premier was born near St. Thomas. He was elected to federal parliament in 1926. In 1930, he accepted the leadership of the Ontario Liberals. Premier from 1934 to 1942, Hepburn was in power for the latter part of the Depression and the beginning of the Second World War. Hepburn carried out cost-saving measures and challenged Prime Minister Mackenzie King over what he felt was an apathetic war effort. In 1942, Hepburn resigned as premier, but retained his seat until 1945, when he retired to his farm.
The Premiers' Gravesites Program honours Ontario's former premiers and their service to Ontario by marking their gravesites. This program is administered by the Ontario Heritage Trust with funding support from the Government of Ontario.
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For further information:
| Liane Nowosielski Marketing and Communications Specialist Ontario Heritage Trust Telephone: 416-325-5032 E-mail: [email protected] |
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