Arthur D. Ganong

Arthur D. Ganong

Sons of James H. Ganong, 1895; Walter and Edwin (standing), William and Arthur (seated)
Born August 3, 1877
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Canada
Died November, 1960 (aged 83)
Saint John, New Brunswick
Canada
Resting place
 St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
Residence St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Occupation Businessman, politician
Political party
 Progressive Conservative
Board member of
 New Brunswick Telephone Co. Ltd., Canadian Manufacturer's Association
President, Maritime Board of Trade
Senate of the University of New Brunswick
President, New Brunswick and Canada Railway Co.
Religion Baptist
Spouse(s) Berla Frances Whidden
Children Carmen, Whidden, Philip D., Joan
Parent(s) James Harvey Ganong &
Susan E. Brittain

Arthur Deinstadt Ganong (August 3, 1877 - November, 1960) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick into a chocolate making family and would serve as president of Ganong Bros. Limited from 1917 to 1957.

He was the sixth of the seven children of James Harvey Ganong and Susan E. Brittan. His father and his uncle, Gilbert, founded the chocolate-making company in 1873. Among his siblings are educator Susie, businessman Edwin, botanist William, and Kit Ganong Whidden.

On 8 June 1904, Arthur Ganong married Berla Frances Whidden (1878–1958) of Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The couple had four children.

Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue. Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a chocolate bar to take along on their fishing trips and in 1910 the company introduced the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America.

Political life

In the 1930 Canadian federal election, Ganong was elected the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada member of parliament for the Charlotte riding, serving until 1935.

Curling

A fan and enthusiastic participant in the sport of curling, Arthur Ganong helped build the town's first curling rink. In 1930 he donated a trophy to the winner of the provincial curling championship that bore his name for the next fifty years.

Arthur Ganong died in 1960 and was interred in the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery. Following its formation in 1979, he was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Robert W. Grimmer		 Charlotte
1930-1935 		Succeeded by
Burton M. Hill

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