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The Patrons of Industry was initially a fraternal organization based in the United States and Canada. During the 1890s, the Canadian Patrons became politically active, running provincial and federal candidates in Ontario and Manitoba. The party's provincial leader was Charles Braithwaite, who was chosen at a convention held in November 1891.

The Manitoba Patrons were initially focused on coordinating an agrarian cooperative movement in the province, but turned to political action in 1894. Following a tour of the province by Braithwaite (who was a spellbinder orator), the Patrons succeeded in nominating candidates in all but two of the province's ridings, in anticipation of the next provincial election.

The Patrons were the first "third party" to emerge in Manitoba after partisan government was formally introduced to the province in 1888. They opposed both Conservatives and Liberals, and were for a time affiliated with D'Alton McCarthy , a dissident federal Conservative.

On August 23, 1894, the Patrons were recognized as a significant force in Manitoba politics when their candidate John Forsyth defeated Conservative leader John Andrew Davidson in a Beautiful Plains by-election (though it should be noted that there was no Liberal candidate in the race).

The party was unable to follow up on its early successes. Forsyth was expelled from the Patrons in 1895 for using a railway pass (given free to legislators) in violation of party policy. Subsequently, the party became internally divided over the Manitoba Schools QuestionThe Manitoba Schools Question was a political crisis in Canada in the late 19th century involving separate schools. Manitoba became the fifth province to join Confederation in 1870, after negotiations between Canada and the provisional Red River governmen. Many CatholicGeneral meaning Catholic means universal or whole''. With respect to the Christian Church, the early Christians used the term to refer to the whole undivided church. It is in that sense that all Christians today claim ownership of the term, including Prot Patrons were alienated by the party's support of PremierA premier is an executive official of government. In many nations the term "premier" is used interchangeably with the title of " prime minister. For example, the "Italian Premier" or the "Japanese Premier. In the People's Republic of China it is used some Thomas GreenwayThomas Greenway ( March 25, 1838- October 30, 1908) was a politician, merchant and farmer. He served as Premier of Manitoba from 1888 to 1900. A Liberal, his ministry formally ended Manitoba's non-partisan government, albeit that a de facto two-party syst's efforts to eliminate denominational schools, and left the party as such. The Patrons ran only seven candidates in the provincial election of 1896Events January 4 Utah is admitted as the 45th U. January 5 An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Rontgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. January 12 H. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. January 18 The X-ray machine is exhib, and elected only two ( Watson Crosby in Dennis and William Sirett in Beautiful Plains).

The Patrons also ran candidates in two provincial by-elections in 1896Events January 4 Utah is admitted as the 45th U. January 5 An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Rontgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. January 12 H. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. January 18 The X-ray machine is exhib, but were not successful in either. Three Manitoba Patrons (including Braithwaite) ran for the Canadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nation's capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Leadership Prime Minister and Cabinet Under the Westminster system, the prime m in the 1896 federal election, but all finished third in their ridings.

Braithwaite stepped down as party leader in January 1897Events January 1 Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. January 4 A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosheri, son-in-law of the Oba of Benin. This leads to a Punitive Expedition against Benin. February 2 The Pennsylvania state capitol is dest, and the party effectively ceased to exist after this time. Crosby died in 1897, and Sirett did not run for re-election in 1899.

In addition to supporting agrarian interests, the Patrons also supported prohibition, universal suffrage (for men and women) and electoral reform. These policies would later re-emerge in the platform of the Progressive Party of Canada.

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Patrons of IndustryThe Patrons of Industry was a Canadian farmers' organization formed in 1890 that cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business. They ran in the 1895 Ontario election and elected 17 MPPs to

Patrons of Industry in ManitobaThe Patrons of Industry was initially a fraternal organization based in the United States and Canada. During the 1890s, the Canadian Patrons became politically active, running provincial and federal candidates in Ontario and Manitoba. The party's provinci

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