The Honourable Leslie M. Frost (1895 - 1973) Inducted 1966

Old Man Ontario", as Leslie Frost once called himself, was a true statesman who served his country well. Born in Orillia, he was the son of a well known jeweler, William Sword Frost, who introduced Daylight Saving Time to Orillia. Educated in Orillia and Toronto, he was called to the bar in 1933. His law firm was in Lindsay.

In World War I, Mr. Frost was an officer with the Simcoe Foresters and went overseas with 'C' Company. He was severely wounded.

He was first elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1937. He served as Treasurer and Minister of Mines until he was chosen as Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in 1949 and was sworn in as Premier of Ontario and Treasurer. He held the premiership of Ontario longer than any other.

After his retirement in 1961, he spent much of his time in historical research for his book Fighting Men, reminiscing on the effect of the First World War on his hometown of Orillia.

He died at the age of 77 and is buried in Lindsay. A bronze portrait bust, bearing the signature of Elizabeth Wyn Wood, stands in the front hall at the Orillia District Collegiate and Vocational Institute, where Leslie Frost had been a student.