Arthur Sturgis Hardy
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Provincial Secretary of Ontario, 1877-89 Commissioner of Crown Lands, 1889-96 Premier and Attorney General of the Province, 1896-99 Born at Mount Pleasant, 14th December, 1837 Died in Toronto, 13th June, 1901
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The County of Brant
In Mount Pleasant, inside a school on a corridor wall
to the right of the main entry
at 667 Mount Pleasant Road (Road 24)
on the west side, north of Road 26
N 43 04.908 W 80 18.745
Recorded January 2012. Check current access before visiting.
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April 18, 2012
Judge Hardy was the great uncle of musician Haygood Hardy (The Homecoming), and the Hardy Road is named for him. He was instrumental in acquiring a Carnegie Library for Brantford -the original building on George Street is now part of Laurier University.