Gordon Crooks Wilson Explained

Gordon Crooks Wilson
Riding1:Wentworth
Parliament1:Canadian
Predecessor1:William Oscar Sealey
Successor1:Frank Lennard
Term Start1:1911
Term End1:1935
Office2:Ontario MPP
Predecessor2:Robert Thompson
Successor2:James McQueen
Term Start2:1908
Term End2:1911
Constituency2:Wentworth North
Profession:Merchant
Party:Conservative
Unionist
Birth Date:1872 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Dundas, Ontario
Death Place:Dundas, Ontario

Gordon Crooks Wilson (25 February 1872 – 4 May 1937) was a Conservative and Unionist Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Dundas, Ontario and became an agent and merchant.

He was the son of John Wilson, was educated in Dundas and entered business there as a hardware merchant.[1] Wilson served as councillor for Dundas, Ontario at one time. He first sought a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1905 but was unsuccessful. He won a provincial seat at Wentworth North in 1908. He quit his provincial seat in 1911 to campaign for federal Parliament.[2]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Wentworth riding in the 1911 general election, then re-elected in 1917, 1921, 1925, 1926 and 1930 federal election. From March 1918 until October 1921, Wilson served under the Unionist Party banner.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  2. Book: Normandin, A.L. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1932 .