Gordon Cameron Edwards (12 November 1866 – 2 November 1946) was a
Liberal party
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member of the
House of Commons of Canada. He was born in
Thurso
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and became a lumber merchant.
The son of John Cameron Edwards and Margaret Cameron,
and a nephew of
William Cameron Edwards
William Cameron Edwards (7 May 1844 – 17 September 1921) was a Canadian businessman and parliamentarian.
He was born in Clarence Township in Russell County, Ontario, the son of William Edwards and Ann Cameron, received basic schooling in O ...
,
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
Harrington Lake
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(now retreat of the
Prime Minister of Canada
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). He was also president, vice-president and director of various other firms.
He was elected to Parliament at the
City of Ottawa
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riding with fellow Liberal
Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier
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in the
1926 general election. After completing his only term in the House of Commons, the
16th Canadian Parliament
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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
24 Sussex Drive
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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
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