| 词条 | William Gibson (Lincoln, Ontario politician) |
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Born in Peterhead, Scotland,[1] the son of William Gibson and Lucretia Gilzean, he was educated in Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1870. Gibson was a contractor and engineer involved in the construction of the St. Clair Tunnel, the Welland Canal, the Victoria Bridge and several bridges on the Grand Trunk Railway. He operated a limestone quarry near Beamsville, Ontario and was also president of the Bank of Hamilton, the Hamilton Gaslight Company and the Keewatin Power Company.[2] On 11 February 1902, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada, a position which he held until his death[1] in Beamsville at the age of 64.[2] References1. ^1 2 {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=4093|2=William Gibson|nolist=yes}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, William}}{{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}} 7 : 1849 births|1914 deaths|Canadian senators from Ontario|Liberal Party of Canada MPs|Liberal Party of Canada senators|Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario|People from Peterhead |
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