Sir Charles Blair Gordon, GBE (22 November 186730 July 1939) was a

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and

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Life and career

Educated at the

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, Gordon founded the Standard Shirt Company, organized

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in 1904, and in 1909 became president of Dominion Glass Company Limited, which was later known as Domglas. In 1913, he was appointed a director of the

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, and in 1927 became the bank's president. From 1918 to 1921, he was Acting Chairman (Canadian War Mission) to the

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in Washington. In 1917, for his contributions, he was made a

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, and in 1918 was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the order. Gordon was one of the founders of the Town of

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Canadian diplomats Canadian bankers 1867 births 1939 deaths Canadian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire High School of Montreal alumni People from Hampstead, Quebec {{Canada-diplomat-stub