George Gordon (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician, born 1865
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About George Gordon (Canadian politician)
- George Gordon (May 2, 1865 – February 3, 1942) was a Canadian politician.
- He represented the riding of Nipissing in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911.
- He was then appointed to the Senate, where he served until his death in 1942.
- He was a member of the Conservative Party.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 Sturgeon Falls and was head of several lumber companies.
- He also served as a director of the Bank of Nova Scotia.
- 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 Francis Cochrane to run for election in Nipissing.
- Gordon died in Toronto at the age of 76.
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