Edward Alexander Partridge
Canadian teacher, farmer, agrarian radical, businessman and author
Edward Alexander Partridge (5 November 1861 – 3 August 1931) was a Canadian teacher, farmer, agrarian radical, businessman and author. Known in political circles as "Partridge of Sintaluta,
" he was active in the Territorial Grain Growers' Association (TGGA) and an early form of the United Grain Growers. He was a frequent contributor to the Grain Growers' Guide and author of several books on agrarian issues and political reform.
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.
Early career
Edward Alexander Partridge was born on 5 November 1861 near Crown Hill, Springwater then in Canada West.
He was the third son in a farming family.
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