Honourable Arthur Sturgis Hardy 1837-1901
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Ontario's fourth prime minister was born in Mount Pleasant, called to the Bar in 1865, and practised law in Brantford for many years. In 1873 he was elected to the Ontario legislature and sat as Liberal member for South Brant until 1899. Appointed provincial secretary and registrar in 1877, he became commissioner of crown lands in 1889. Following the resignation of Sir Oliver Mowat in 1896, Arthur Hardy assumed the portfolios of prime minister and attorney general. During his regime, an extensive revision and consolidation of the province's statutes was completed. He retired from politics in 1899 and, until his death, held the positions of clerk of process and surrogate clerk at Osgoode Hall.
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The City of Brantford
On Charlotte Street between
Wellington Street and Nelson Street
Also recorded for this place: The County of Brant
N 43 08.515 W 80 15.650
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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.