George Thomas Gordon (August 13, 1888 - February 22, 1971) was a politician in

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, Canada. He was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 to 1967 who represented the riding of

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Background

Gordon was born in

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, Ireland. He was married to Edith Mary Godden (1891-1963) and they had five children. He died in

, Ontario at the age of 82.

Politics

Gordon was a long time alderman for the town of Brantford, Ontario. He was elected in 1930 and stayed for 18 years before entering provincial politics. In the 1948 provincial election, Gordon ran as the

candidate in the riding of

. He defeated CCF candidate Reginald Cooper by 1,142 votes. Conservative incumbent

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who was running as an independent, finished 4th in the polling. Over the next 19 years as an MPP, he was re-elected four times. In the 1963 provincial election his winning margin was only 23 votes. He retired from politics in 1967. During his 23 years as a member of the legislature his participation was spent in committee work and serving as a

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supporter of five different opposition leaders.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, George Thomas 1888 births 1971 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs