Major-General George Ryerson: Pioneering Force in Canadian Healthcare and Military Service
Major-General Dr. George Ryerson, KStJ, UE, MD George Ryerson was a significant figure for both St. John Ambulance and the Canadian Red Cross. A medical doctor by vocation, he is also remembered as a military officer and a politician. Ryerson was a Conservative Member of the Provincial Parliament for the ridings of Toronto (1893-1894) and Toronto East (1894-1898). While Ryerson