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Gilbert Ganong

Canadian politician

Gilbert White Ganong (May 22, 1851 – October 31, 1917) was a Canadian politician, the 14th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and co-founder of Ganong Bros. Limited, candy makers in the town of St.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Gilbert Ganong (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 22, 1851, died Oct 31, 1917.1

About

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Born in Springfield, New Brunswick, the son of Francis Daniel Ganong and Deborah Ruth Kierstead, he was a descendant of Jean Guenon, a Huguenot exile from La Rochelle, France, who settled in New Amsterdam during the second half of the 17th century then several generations later following the American Revolutionary War; some of Guenon's descendants were United Empire Loyalists who settled in New Brunswick (then part of Nova Scotia) in 1783.

In 1873, Gilbert Ganong co-founded Ganong Bros. Limited, with his brother James.

In 1896, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Charlotte. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904, but was defeated in 1908.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gilbert Ganong, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: teacher, confectioner, politician.5

  • 1917Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick4
  • 1904 to 1908Member of the House of Commons of Canada4
  • 1900 to 1904Member of the House of Commons of Canada4
  • 1896 to 1900Member of the House of Commons of Canada4
  • Date not recordedFounded Ganong Bros.3

Personal life

  • BornMay 22, 1851, New Brunswick6
  • DiedOct 31, 1917, St. Stephen7
  • CitizenshipCanada8

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