Gordon Cameron Edwards (12 November 1866 – 2 November 1946) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a lumber merchant. The son of John Cameron Edwards and Margaret Cameron, and a nephew of

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, he was president of Ottawa-based companies W.C. Edwards and Company Limited and Edwards Lumber and Pulp Limited. His brother Cameron Macpherson Edwards would also be President of W.C. Edwards and owned

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(now retreat of the

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). He was also president, vice-president and director of various other firms. He was elected to Parliament at the

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riding with fellow Liberal

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in the 1926 general election. After completing his only term in the House of Commons, the

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, Edwards left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1930 vote. In 1923, he became owner of the residence at

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. In 1943, a federal eviction notice was served on Edwards. He appealed the notice and was awarded $140,000 plus costs in 1946. Edwards continued to live in the house until his death later that year.

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* 1866 births 1946 deaths Canadian chief executives Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub