John Fawcett Gordon PC(NI) (13 May 1879 – 21 June 1965) was a politician in

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. Son of William James Gordon and Margaret Fawcett. Husband of Charlotte Banks. Born in the Belfast area, Gordon was sent to live with relatives in the US after his father died and was educated at Falls River School,

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. He was manager of flax camps and a member of

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from 1920 to 1923. He was the

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(MP) in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and then Carrick from 1921 to 1943. He served as

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from 1938 to 1943. Prior to that, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1921. He served as Chairman of the National Assistance Board of Northern Ireland from 1943 to 1956 when he retired, although he was serving as Governor's Deputy as late as 1964 Newspaper clippings
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