Claim: George Alexander Drew, a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years, received the majority of the votes in the first ballot of the 1948 Progressive Conservative leadership convention.
Evidence: "Colonel Drew" (as he liked to be called) won the 1948 federal Progressive Conservative leadership convention, defeating John Diefenbaker on the first ballot. George Alexander Drew PC CC QC (May 7, 1894 – January 4, 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years.