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Leaders of The Ontario Liberal Party

Further information: Ontario Liberal Party leadership conventions
Leader Years in office
1 Sir George Brown 1857–1867
2 Archibald McKellar 1867–1868
3 Edward Blake 1868–1872
4 Sir Oliver Mowat 1872–1896
5 Arthur S. Hardy 1896–1899
6 George William Ross 1899–1907
7 George P. Graham 1907
8 Alexander Grant MacKay 1907–1911
9 Newton Wesley Rowell 1911–1917
10 William Proudfoot 1918–1919
11 Hartley Dewart 1919–1921
12 Wellington Hay 1922–1923
13 W.E.N. Sinclair 1923-1930
14 Mitchell Hepburn 1930-1942
15 Gordon Daniel Conant 1942-1943 (interim)
16 Harry Nixon 1943–1944
17 Mitchell Hepburn 1944-1945 (second time)
18 Farquhar Oliver 1945–1950
19 Walter Thomson 1950–1954
20 Farquhar Oliver 1954-1958 (second time)
21 John Wintermeyer 1958–1964
22 Andy Thompson 1964–1966
23 Robert Nixon 1967-1976
24 Stuart Smith 1976–1982
25 David Peterson 1982–1990
26 Robert Nixon 1990-1991 (interim)
27 Murray Elston 1991 (interim)
28 Jim Bradley 1991-1992 (interim)
29 Lyn McLeod 1992–1996
30 Dalton McGuinty 1996–present
A Though Sinclair led the party through two elections, he was never formally elected as leader by the Ontario Liberal Association which, due to its state of disorganization, did not organize a leadership convention until 1930.
B Hepburn resigned as Premier in October 1942 after designating Gordon Daniel Conant as his successor, and Conant was sworn in as Premier. The Ontario Liberal Association (particularly supporters of William Lyon Mackenzie King) demanded a leadership convention and one was finally held in May 1943 electing Harry Nixon. Technically, Hepburn did not resign as Liberal leader until the convention.
C Nixon was elected interim leader by the caucus on November 16, 1966 and was acclaimed permanent leader at the January 1967 leadership convention.
D Nixon resigned as interim leader and MPP in order to accept a federal appointment.
E Elston resigned as interim leader when he entered the Liberal leadership race as a candidate.

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