Arthur Deinstadt Ganong (August 3, 1877 – November 1960) was a
Canadian businessman and politician. He was born in
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
St. Stephen (2016 population: 4,415) is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, situated on the east bank of the St. Croix River around the intersection of New Brunswick Route 170 and the southern terminus of New Brunswick Route ...
into a
chocolate making family and would serve as president of
Ganong Bros. Limited
Ganong Bros., Limited is Canada's oldest candy company. It was founded by James and Gilbert Ganong in 1873 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, where it remains. Primarily a producer of boxed chocolates and the first to introduce heart-shaped boxes ...
from 1917 to 1957. He was known for eating several pounds of chocolate a day.
He was the sixth of the seven children of
James Harvey Ganong and Susan E. Brittan. His father and his uncle,
Gilbert Gilbert may refer to:
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, founded the chocolate-making company in 1873. Among his siblings are educator
Susie
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, businessman
Edwin, botanist
William, and
Kit Ganong Whidden.
On 8 June 1904, Arthur Ganong married Berla Frances Whidden (1878–1958) of
Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The couple had four children.
Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue. Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a
chocolate bar to take along on their
fishing trips and in 1910 the company introduced
Pal-o-Mine, the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in
North America
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.
Political life
In the
1930 Canadian federal election
The 1930 Canadian federal election was held on July 28, 1930, to elect members of the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada. Richard Bedford Bennett's Conservative Party won a majority government, defeating the Liberal Party led by ...
, Ganong was elected the
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada member of parliament for the
Charlotte riding, serving until 1935.
Curling
A fan and enthusiastic participant in the sport of
curling, Arthur Ganong helped build the town's first curling rink. In 1930 he donated a trophy to the winner of the provincial curling championship that bore his name for the next fifty years.
Arthur Ganong died in 1960 and was interred in the
St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
St. Stephen Rural Cemetery is a municipal cemetery established in April 1856 at the town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. The cemetery encompasses of land with approximately 12,000 burials. There are over 20 kilometres of avenues and paths.
...
. Following its formation in 1979, he was posthumously inducted into the
Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
Electoral results
References
External links
*
The Ganong Cup - New Brunswick Curling Association* Folster, David. ''The Chocolate Ganongs of St. Stephen, New Brunswick'' (1991)
Goose Lane Editions
* Craigs, Melodie. ''Ganong, The Candy Family'' (1984) Literacy Council of Fredericton
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Businesspeople from New Brunswick
Canadian chief executives
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
Curlers from New Brunswick
People from St. Stephen, New Brunswick
1877 births
1960 deaths
Arthur
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