Frederick William Gershaw

Frederick William Gershaw (1883-04-11 – 1968-06-26) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in Emerson, Manitoba, he received a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Manitoba in 1911. He became a medical officer for the Canadian Pacific Railway and moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta. In 1912, he married Harriet Robinson, a registered nurse. They had 4 daughters: Margaret, Edith, Norma, and Lorraine.

He first ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Medicine Hat in the 1921 federal election. A Liberal, he was elected in the 1925 federal election and re-elected in 1926 and 1930. He was defeated in 1935 and was re-elected in 1940. He was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1945 representing the senatorial division of Medicine Hat, Alberta. He resigned in 1968 shortly before his death.

Senator Gershaw School in Bow Island, Alberta is named in his honour.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Robert Gardiner	Member of Parliament Medicine Hat 1925-1935	Succeeded by Archibald Hugh Mitchell
Preceded by Archibald Hugh Mitchell	Member of Parliament Medicine Hat 1940-1945	Succeeded by William Duncan Wylie