Gordon Crooks Wilson (25 February 1872 – 4 May 1937) was a

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and Unionist Party member of the

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. He was born in

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and became an agent and merchant. He was the son of John Wilson, was educated in Dundas and entered business there as a hardware merchant. Wilson served as councillor for

at one time. He first sought a seat in the

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in 1905 but was unsuccessful. He won a provincial seat at

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in 1908. He quit his provincial seat in 1911 to campaign for federal Parliament. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1911 general election, then re-elected in

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and 1930 federal election. From March 1918 until October 1921, Wilson served under the Unionist Party banner.

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* * 1872 births 1937 deaths Canadian merchants Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Hardware merchants Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Ontario municipal councillors Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Unionist Party (Canada) MPs {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub