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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| term_start = 1882
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| office2 = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] for Nanaimo
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| birth_place = Camden Township, [[Upper Canada]]
| birth_place = Camden Township, [[Upper Canada]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1893|02|19|1832|02|27}}
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| death_place = [[Nanaimo, British Columbia]]<ref name="johnson"/>
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'''David William Gordon''' (February 27, 1832 &ndash; February 19, 1893) was a Canadian politician from [[British Columbia]].
'''David William Gordon''' (February 27, 1832 &ndash; February 19, 1893) was a Canadian politician from [[British Columbia]].<ref name="parl">{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=7797|nolist=yes}}</ref>


Gordon was born in Camden Township, [[Upper Canada]]. He established himself as a professional architect and builder in [[Nanaimo, British Columbia]]. Gordon was a prominent citizen and one of the wealthiest men in the city. He ran as an unaffiliated candidate in the [[British Columbia general election, 1875|1875 provincial election]], losing a close race to [[John Bryden]], an “opposition” candidate. Gordon was later successful in an 1877 [[by-election]] called because of Bryden’s resignation. He served as “government” member, supporting Premier [[George Anthony Walkem]]. He was unable to retain the seat in the [[British Columbia general election, 1878|following general election]].
Gordon was born in [[Kent County, Ontario|Camden Township]], [[Upper Canada]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of Michael Gordon. He went to [[California]] in 1856 and then moved to the [[Colony of Vancouver Island]] in 1858, where he established himself as a professional architect and builder in [[Nanaimo, British Columbia|Nanaimo]].<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> Gordon was a prominent citizen and one of the wealthiest men in the city.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} He ran as an unaffiliated candidate in the [[1875 British Columbia general election|1875 provincial election]], losing a close race to [[John Bryden (MLA)|John Bryden]], an "opposition" candidate. Gordon was later successful in an 1877 [[by-election]] called because of Bryden’s resignation. He served as "government" member, supporting Premier [[George Anthony Walkem]]. He was unable to retain the seat in the [[1878 British Columbia general election|following general election]].<ref name="johnson"/>


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Gordon ran as a [[Liberal-Conservative Party|Liberal-Conservative]] candidate in the [[1878 Canadian federal election|federal election]] just two months following his provincial defeat in 1878. He was unable to unseat incumbent [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Arthur Bunster]] in the [[Vancouver (electoral district)|Vancouver (Island) district]]. Gordon was not deterred and later defeated Bunster by a wide margin in the [[1882 Canadian federal election|following election]], in 1882. He was re-elected over a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] opponent 1887 and acclaimed in 1891. Gordon died in office in 1893.<ref name="parl"/>
Gordon ran as a [[Liberal-Conservative Party|Liberal-Conservative]] candidate in the
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[[Canadian federal election, 1878|federal election]] just two months following his provincial defeat in 1878. He was unable to unseat incumbent [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Arthur Bunster]] in the [[Vancouver (electoral district)|Vancouver (Island) district]]. Gordon was not deterred and later defeated Bunster by a wide margin in the [[Canadian federal election, 1882|following election]], in 1882. He was re-elected over a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] opponent 1887 and acclaimed in 1891. Gordon died in office in 1893.


Gordon was married twice: to Emma Elizabeth Robb in 1864 and to Statira Catherine Shepard in 1886.<ref name="johnson"/>
== External links ==
* {{Parlbio|ID=16156}}


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 30 January 2024

David William Gordon
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Vancouver
In office
1882–1893
Preceded byArthur Bunster
Succeeded byAndrew Haslam
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Nanaimo
In office
1877–1878
Personal details
Born(1832-02-27)February 27, 1832
Camden Township, Upper Canada
DiedFebruary 19, 1893(1893-02-19) (aged 60)
Nanaimo, British Columbia[1]
Political partyLiberal-Conservative

David William Gordon (February 27, 1832 – February 19, 1893) was a Canadian politician from British Columbia.[2]

Gordon was born in Camden Township, Upper Canada,[2] the son of Michael Gordon. He went to California in 1856 and then moved to the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1858, where he established himself as a professional architect and builder in Nanaimo.[1] Gordon was a prominent citizen and one of the wealthiest men in the city.[citation needed] He ran as an unaffiliated candidate in the 1875 provincial election, losing a close race to John Bryden, an "opposition" candidate. Gordon was later successful in an 1877 by-election called because of Bryden’s resignation. He served as "government" member, supporting Premier George Anthony Walkem. He was unable to retain the seat in the following general election.[1]

Gordon ran as a Liberal-Conservative candidate in the federal election just two months following his provincial defeat in 1878. He was unable to unseat incumbent Liberal Arthur Bunster in the Vancouver (Island) district. Gordon was not deterred and later defeated Bunster by a wide margin in the following election, in 1882. He was re-elected over a Conservative opponent 1887 and acclaimed in 1891. Gordon died in office in 1893.[2]

Gordon was married twice: to Emma Elizabeth Robb in 1864 and to Statira Catherine Shepard in 1886.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. ^ a b c David William Gordon – Parliament of Canada biography
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