George Gordon (Canadian politician)

The Honourable George Gordon
Member of the Senate of Canada
In office October 17, 1912 – February 3, 1942
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office October 26, 1908 – October 25, 1911
Constituency	Nipissing
Personal details
Born	(1865-05-02)May 2, 1865 Pakenham, Canada West
Died	February 3, 1942(1942-02-03) (aged 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Alice Emma Perry ​ (m. 1894)​
Occupation	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.

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 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.

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