The Honourable Sir James Pliny Whitney

Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, at 10 a.m.

Location: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 13105 Riverside Drive, Morrisburg

Directions: From Highway 401, take exit 750 for County Road 31 towards Morrisburg. Turn right at County Road 31. Turn left at Highway 2. Turn left towards Riverside Drive, and then turn at Riverside Drive. Visit this gravesite

Bio: Born in Dundas County, Whitney was the sixth premier of Ontario. He studied law under the first premier of Ontario, John Sandfield Macdonald. Whitney first won public office in 1888 in the riding of Dundas, and would hold the seat until his death. A respected orator and strong opposition leader, he successfully won the premiership in 1905. Under his tenure, public utilities were further developed and growth in Northern Ontario was encouraged. He died in Toronto on September 25, 1914.