Gordon Cameron Edwards
| Gordon Cameron Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Ottawa (City of) | |
| In office September 1926 – May 1930 | |
| Preceded by | John Léo Chabot Stewart McClenaghan |
| Succeeded by | T. Franklin Ahearn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gordon Cameron Edwards 12 November 1866 Thurso |
| Died | 2 November 1946 (aged 79) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Stewart Meighen m. 11 June 1895[1] |
| Residence | 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa |
| Profession | lumber merchant |
Gordon Cameron Edwards (12 November 1866 – 2 November 1946) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Thurso and became a lumber merchant.
The son of John Cameron Edwards and Margaret Cameron,[2] and a nephew of William Cameron Edwards,[3] he was president of Ottawa-based companies W.C. Edwards and Company Limited. and Edwards Lumber and Pulp Limited He was also president, vice-president and director of various other firms.[1]
He was elected to Parliament at the City of Ottawa riding with fellow Liberal Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier in the 1926 general election. After completing his only term in the House of Commons, the 16th Canadian Parliament, Edwards left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1930 vote.
In 1923, he became owner of the residence at 24 Sussex Drive. In 1943, a federal eviction notice was served on Edwards. He appealed the notice and was awarded $140,000 plus costs in 1946. Edwards continued to live in the house until his death later that year.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Normandin, A.L. (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company.
- ↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "24 Sussex - History". National Capital Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-17.