George Gordon (May 2, 1865 – February 3, 1942) was a

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politician. He represented the riding of Nipissing in the

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from 1908 to 1911. He was then appointed to the

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, where he served until his death in 1942. He was a member of the Conservative Party.

Biography

He was born in Pakenham, Canada West (Pakenham, Ontario), the son of Alexander Gordon and Elizabeth Fraser, and was educated in Pembroke. In 1894, he married Alice Emma Perry. Before entering politics, Gordon was a lumber merchant in

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and was head of several lumber companies. He also served as a director of the

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. Gordon ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1904 defeated by Liberal C A McCool. Gordon defeated McCool in 1908 and was reelected to the House of Commons in 1911 but resigned his seat to allow

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to run for election in Nipissing. Gordon died in

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at the age of 76. He was the brother of John Peter Gordon, co-founder of the Sherritt Gordon Mines in Northern Manitoba.

References

1865 births 1942 deaths Canadian senators from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub