George Ryerson
George Ryerson | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1894–1898 | |
| Preceded by | Riding re-established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pyne |
| Constituency | Toronto East |
| In office 1893–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Toronto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1855 |
| Died | May 20, 1925 (aged 70) Toronto, Ontario |
| Party | Conservative Party (1893-1894) Conservative-Protestant Protective Association (1894-1898) |
| Spouses | Mary Amelia Crowther
(m. 1882; died 1915)Elizabeth Van Hook Thomas
(m. 1916) |
| Relations | Egerton Ryerson, Uncle |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Surgeon |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canadian |
| Branch/service | Canadian Militia; Army |
| Years of service | 1870; 1885-1917 |
| Rank | Assistant surgeon; deputy surgeon-general; surgeon-lieutenant-colonel; surgeon-general (honorary); colonel (honorary) |
| Unit | Royal Grenadiers (10th battalion) Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | North-West Rebellion |
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George Ansel Sterling Ryerson (January 21, 1855 – May 20, 1925) was an Ontario physician, businessman, soldier, politician, and author. He represented Toronto in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1893 to 1898 as a Conservative and then Conservative-Protestant Protective Association member. He founded the Association of Medical Officers of the Canadian Militia, the St. John Ambulance Association (in Ontario), and the United Empire Loyalist Association of Ontario. He was a founder of the Canadian Red Cross Society.