George Christie Gibbons
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Sir George Christie Gibbons, KC (2 July 1848 in St. Catharines, Upper Canada – 8 August 1918) was a Canadian lawyer and businessman. The chairman of the Canadian section of the International Waterways Commission, he was knighted in 1911 for his part in the conclusion of the
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 The Boundary Waters Treaty is the 1909 treaty between the United States and Canada providing mechanisms for resolving any dispute over any waters bordering the two countries. The treaty covers the Canada, as a dominion of the Crown of Britain ...
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Profile at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbons, George Christie 1848 births 1918 deaths 19th-century Canadian businesspeople 19th-century Canadian lawyers Canadian Knights Bachelor Canadian King's Counsel Upper Canada College alumni