George Horace Gooderham

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George Horace Gooderham (April 18, 1868 – December 22, 1942) was a Canadian businessman and politician. From 1908 to 1919, he was a Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing Toronto South and then Toronto Southwest.

Life and career

Born in Toronto, his father was George Gooderham Sr. (1830–1905),[1] a prominent businessman, and his mother was Harriet Dean. He married Cora Maude Northrop.

He worked in the business founded by his grandfather, William Gooderham, which was the Gooderham & Worts distillery. His brother, Albert Gooderham, also worked in the family business.

Gooderham was Commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto and served on the school board for Toronto, serving as chair in 1904. He died on December 22, 1942, at Toronto.[2]

File:Sir Thomas Lipton (-4) at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto Island 1903 - Stephen Haas -3.jpg
Sir Thomas Lipton (4) at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in 1903, with Commodore Aemilius Jarvis (5), Vice-Commodore Stephen Haas (3), and George H. Gooderham (6).

References

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Citations

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  1. Dean Beeby, “GOODERHAM, GEORGE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 11, 2015.
  2. "G. H. Gooderham Dead; Noted Citizen, ex-M.P.P.", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 23 Dec 1942: 5.

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  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1916, EJ Chambers

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