Gordon Benjamin Isnor
Gordon Benjamin Isnor (10 May 1885 – 17 March 1973) was a Canadian merchant and parliamentarian.
The Hon. Gordon Benjamin Isnor | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
| In office 1928–1935 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Halifax | |
| In office 1935–1950 Serving with Robert Emmett Finn (1935–1940) William Chisholm Macdonald (1940-1947) John Dickey (1947-1950) | |
| Preceded by | Felix Patrick Quinn William Anderson Black |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Rosborough Balcom |
| Senator for Halifax-Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | |
| In office 1950–1973 | |
| Appointed by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1885 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 17 March 1973 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Committees | Chair, Special Committee on War Expenditures and Economies (1946) Chair, Standing Committee on Tourist Traffic (1955-1965) |
A Liberal, he was elected four consecutive times to the House of Commons of Canada as the Member of Parliament representing the Nova Scotia electoral district of Halifax. He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1935, and was re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949.[1]
On 28 July 1955 he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the recommendation of Louis St-Laurent, and represented the senatorial division of Halifax-Dartmouth until his death.[1]
Outside of his political life, Isnor was a successful Halifax businessman and operated a chain of clothing stores bearing his name in Nova Scotia. A street in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia was named after him, as well a senior citizens home in Halifax, the Gordon B. Isnor Manor.[2]
References
- Gordon Benjamin Isnor – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Gordon B. Isnor seniors suffering in hot weather". CBC News. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2018.