词条 | Charles Blair Gordon |
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Life and careerEducated 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] {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{succession box|title=Acting Chairman (Canadian War Mission) to the United States of America(pre-legation representation)| before=Lloyd Harris| after=Merchant M. Mahoney| years=1918-1921}}{{s-bus}}{{succession box|title=President of the Bank of Montreal| before=Vincent Meredith| after=Huntly Redpath Drummond| years=1927-1939}}{{s-end}} References1. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA20 | title=Who's Who in the British War Mission in the United States of America | publisher=E. J. Clode | author=Tracy, Louis | year=1917 | pages=20}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite encyclopedia | title=Sir Charles Blair Gordon | encyclopedia=Canadian Encyclopedia | publisher=Historica Dominion | accessdate=7 April 2013 | author=Rider, Peter E. | year=2012 | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/sir-charles-blair-gordon}} 3. ^1 {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LdQvAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA41 | title=Who's Who in the British War Mission in the United States of America | publisher=E. J. Clode | year=1918 | pages=41}} 4. ^Town History, Town of Hampstead website External links
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