Edward Brice Killen Gordon (4 November 1885 – 6 September 1964) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Gordon was born in Marton in 1885. He received his education at Marton District High School and at

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's Queen Street. He worked on a farm near

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, and then in the bush north of

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. In 1917, he married Mary Alexandra Grant before enlisting for World War I; at the time, they were living in

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. After the war, he purchased a farm near

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, but moved back to Marton to take over a farm there. He was involved with various farming organisations and chaired the Marton branch of the Farmers' Union, was vice-president of the Marton A&P Association, and a member of the Rangitikei Rabbit Board. With the formation of the National Party in 1936, he became the electorate chairman for Rangitikei. In the , Gordon stood against the incumbent in the Rangitikei electorate,

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. Boundary changes had resulted in the loss of the urban part of

from the electorate, which was now fully rural. Although Labour obtained a landslide victory in the election, Wilson lost against Gordon of the National Party by 300 votes. Gordon held the electorate to , when he retired. He died in 1964.

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* * 1885 births 1964 deaths New Zealand National Party MPs New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand military personnel of World War I People educated at Prince Albert College People educated at Rangitikei College {{NZNational-politician-stub de:Edward Gordon fr:Ed Gordon ja:エド・ゴードン no:Ed Gordon pl:Ed Gordon fi:Ed Gordon sv:Ed Gordon