Drummond, William Henry (1854-1907), was a Canadian poet and physician. He was called the poet of the habitants. French-Canadian farmers once called themselves habitants. Drummond was interested in their way of life, and that of the voyageurs (trappers and boaters). Drummond turned their simple folk tales and legends into poems. He learned stories from farmers and backwoods people after he became a country doctor at the age of 30. His books of poetry include The Habitant (1897) and The Voyageur (1905).
Drummond was born on April 13, 1854, in County Leitrim, Ireland. He moved to Canada with his parents when he was 10 years old. He died on April 6, 1907.
