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Gilbert Ganong

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Gilbert White Ganong
Ganong in April 1907
Member of Parliament
for Charlotte
In office
August 19, 1896 – September 17, 1908
Preceded byArthur Hill Gillmor
Succeeded byWilliam Frederick Todd
14th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office
June 29, 1917 – October 31, 1917
MonarchGeorge V
Governor GeneralThe Duke of Devonshire
PremierWalter E. Foster
Preceded byJosiah Wood
Succeeded byWilliam Pugsley
Personal details
Born(1851-05-22)May 22, 1851
Springfield, New Brunswick, British North America
DiedOctober 31, 1917(1917-10-31) (aged 66)
St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
Resting placeSt. Stephen Rural Cemetery
Political partyLiberal-Conservative
Spouse
Maria Famicha Robinson
(m. 1876)
ChildrenNo children
Parent(s)Francis Daniel Ganong &
Deborah Ruth Kierstead
Residence(s)St. Stephen, New Brunswick
OccupationBusinessman, politician, statesman

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. Stephen.

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 antecedents 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.

On June 29, 1917, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and served until his death in October. His death was due to "intestinal toxemia complications with nephritis". He was 66 years of age.

1908 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Frederick Todd 2,691 51.9 +4.5
Conservative Gilbert White Ganong 2,491 48.1 -4.5
Total valid votes 5,182 100.0
1904 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gilbert White Ganong 2,574 52.6 -3.2
Liberal Daniel Gillmor 2,320 47.4 +3.2
Total valid votes 4,894 100.0
1900 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gilbert White Ganong 2,785 55.8 +0.5
Liberal Robert Armstrong 2,205 44.2 -0.5
Total valid votes 4,990 100.0
1896 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gilbert White Ganong 2,453 55.3 +8.7
Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1,981 44.7 -8.7
Total valid votes 4,434 100.0

References

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  • "Gilbert Ganong". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  • Gilbert Ganong – Parliament of Canada biography