Charles Blair Gordon
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Sir Charles Blair Gordon, GBE (22 November 1867 – 30 July 1939) was a Canadian banker, manufacturer and diplomat.[1][2][3]
Life and career
Educated at the High School of Montreal, Gordon founded the Standard Shirt Company, organized Dominion Textiles in 1904, and in 1909 became president of Dominion Glass.[2] In 1913, he was appointed a director of the Bank of Montreal, and in 1927 became the bank's president.[2]
From 1918 to 1921, he was Acting Chairman (Canadian War Mission) to the United States of America in Washington.[2] In 1917, for his contributions, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and in 1918 was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the order.[3]
Gordon was one of the founders of the Town of Hampstead, Quebec[4]
References
- ^ Tracy, Louis (1917). Who's Who in the British War Mission in the United States of America. E. J. Clode. p. 20.
- ^ a b c d Rider, Peter E. (2012). "Sir Charles Blair Gordon". Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Dominion. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ a b Who's Who in the British War Mission in the United States of America. E. J. Clode. 1918. pp. 41.
- ^ Town History, Town of Hampstead website
External links
- Brown, Robert Craig (2016). "Gordon, Sir Charles Blair". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XVI (1931–1940) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
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