Edward Alexander Partridge | |
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 Partridge as a younger man | |
| Born | 5 November 1861 |
| Died | 3 August 1931 (aged 69) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Known for | Grain Growers' Grain Company |
Edward Alexander Partridge (5 November 1861 – 3 August 1931) was a Canadian teacher, farmer, agrarian radical, businessman and author. He was born in Ontario but moved to Saskatchewan where he taught and then became a farmer. He was active in the Territorial Grain Growers' Association (TGGA), founded in 1902, which addressed various problems with the Western Canada grain market. He founded the cooperative Grain Growers' Grain Company, the predecessor of the United Grain Growers, and the Grain Growers' Guide, a widely distributed weekly paper. His "Partridge Plan" was a broad and visionary proposal for addressing a wide range of farmers' issues, eliminating many abuses caused by the near-monopoly of grain elevator companies, and resulted in important reforms by the provincial governments. Patridge was named a National Historic Person in 2018.[1]
- ^ Government of Canada Announces New National Historic Designations, Parks Canada news release, January 12, 2018