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Arthur D. Ganong
Arthur D. Ganong
	Sons of James H. Ganong, 1895; Walter and Edwin (standing), William and Arthur (seated)
Born	August 3, 1877; St. Stephen, New Brunswick; Canada
Died	November, 1960 (aged 83); Saint John, New Brunswick; Canada
Resting place	St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Businessman, politician
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Board member of	New Brunswick Telephone Co. Ltd., Canadian Manufacturer's Association; President, Maritime Board of Trade; Senate of the University of New Brunswick; President, New Brunswick and Canada Railway Co.
Spouse	Berla Frances Whidden
Children	Carmen, Whidden, Philip D., Joan
Parent(s)	James Harvey Ganong &; Susan E. Brittain

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Arthur Deinstadt Ganong (August 3, 1877 – November 1960) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick into a chocolate making family and would serve as president of Ganong Bros. Limited from 1917 to 1957. He was known for eating several pounds of chocolate a day.^[1]

He was the sixth of the seven children of James Harvey Ganong and Susan E. Brittan. His father and his uncle, Gilbert, founded the chocolate-making company in 1873. Among his siblings are educator Susie, businessman Edwin, botanist William, and Kit Ganong Whidden.

On 8 June 1904, Arthur Ganong married Berla Frances Whidden (1878–1958) of Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The couple had four children.

Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue. Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a chocolate bar to take along on their fishing trips and in 1910 the company introduced Pal-o-Mine, the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America.

Political life

In the 1930 Canadian federal election, Ganong was elected the Conservative member of parliament for the Charlotte riding, serving until 1935.

Curling

A fan and enthusiastic participant in the sport of curling, Arthur Ganong helped build the town's first curling rink. In 1930 he donated a trophy to the winner of the provincial curling championship that bore his name for the next fifty years.

Arthur Ganong died in 1960 and was interred in the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery. Following its formation in 1979, he was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Electoral results

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur D. Ganong	5,595	57.8	+0.3
	Liberal	John Scovil	4,092	42.2	-0.3
Total valid votes			9,687	100.0
Source(s) "Charlotte, New Brunswick (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2024. ^[2]

References

^ "Our sweet story". Ganong Bros. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
^ https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Elections/Profile?election=1930-07-28

External links

Arthur D. Ganong – Parliament of Canada biography
The Ganong Cup - New Brunswick Curling Association
Ganong Bros. Limited corporate history
Folster, David. The Chocolate Ganongs of St. Stephen, New Brunswick (1991) Goose Lane Editions ISBN 0-86492-115-2
Craigs, Melodie. Ganong, The Candy Family (1984) Literacy Council of Fredericton ISBN 0-920333-16-8

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Robert W. Grimmer	Charlotte 1930-1935	Succeeded by Burton M. Hill

[1] "Our sweet story". Ganong Bros. Retrieved 2020-08-24.

[2] ttps://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Elections/Profile?election=1930-07-28

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-| birth_place = [[St. Stephen, New Brunswick]]<br>[[Canada]]
+| caption       = Sons of [[James H. Ganong]], 1895; Walter and Edwin (standing), [[William Francis Ganong|William]] and '''Arthur''' (seated)
-| death_date = November, 1960 (aged 83)
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+| death_date    = November, 1960 (aged 83)
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 | resting_place = [[St. Stephen Rural Cemetery]]
+| education     =
-| residence = St. Stephen, New Brunswick
+| occupation    = Businessman, politician
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+| party         = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
-| occupation = Businessman, politician
+| boards        = [[NBTel|New Brunswick Telephone Co. Ltd.]], Canadian Manufacturer's Association<br />President, [[Maritime Provinces|Maritime]] [[Chamber of Commerce|Board of Trade]]<br />Senate of the [[University of New Brunswick]]<br />President, New Brunswick and Canada Railway Co.
-| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
+| spouse        = Berla Frances Whidden
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+| children      = Carmen,  [[R. Whidden Ganong|Whidden]], Philip D., [[Joan A. Ganong|Joan]]
-| spouse = Berla Frances Whidden
+| parents       = [[James H. Ganong|James Harvey Ganong]] &<br />Susan E. Brittain
-| children = Carmen,  [[R. Whidden Ganong|Whidden]], Philip D., [[Joan A. Ganong|Joan]]
-| parents = [[James H. Ganong|James Harvey Ganong]] &<br>Susan E. Brittain
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-'''Arthur Deinstadt Ganong''' (August 3, 1877 - November, 1960) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] businessman and politician. He was born in [[St. Stephen, New Brunswick]] into a [[chocolate]] making family and would serve as president of [[Ganong Bros.|Ganong Bros. Limited]] from 1917 to 1957.
+'''Arthur Deinstadt Ganong''' (August 3, 1877 &ndash; November 1960) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] businessman and politician. He was born in [[St. Stephen, New Brunswick]] into a [[chocolate]] making family and would serve as president of [[Ganong Bros.|Ganong Bros. Limited]] from 1917 to 1957. He was known for eating several pounds of chocolate a day.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ganong.com/our-sweet-story/|title= Our sweet story|publisher= Ganong Bros|access-date= 2020-08-24}}</ref>
 He was the sixth of the seven children of [[James H. Ganong|James Harvey Ganong]] and Susan E. Brittan. His father and his uncle, [[Gilbert Ganong|Gilbert]], founded the chocolate-making company in 1873. Among his siblings are educator [[Susan B. Ganong|Susie]], businessman [[J. Edwin Ganong|Edwin]], botanist [[William Francis Ganong|William]], and [[Howard P. Whidden#Family|Kit Ganong Whidden]].
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 On 8 June 1904, Arthur Ganong married Berla Frances Whidden (1878–1958) of [[Grand Manan, New Brunswick]]. The couple had four children.
-Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue. Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a [[chocolate bar]] to take along on their [[fishing]] trips and in 1910 the company introduced the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in [[North America]].
+Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue. Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a [[chocolate bar]] to take along on their [[fishing]] trips and in 1910 the company introduced [[Pal-o-mine|Pal-o-Mine]], the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in [[North America]].
 ==Political life==
-In the [[Canadian federal election, 1930|1930 Canadian federal election]], Ganong was elected the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]] member of parliament for the [[New Brunswick Southwest|Charlotte]] riding, serving until 1935.
+In the [[1930 Canadian federal election]], Ganong was elected the [[Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)|Conservative]] member of parliament for the [[New Brunswick Southwest|Charlotte]] riding, serving until 1935.
 ==Curling==
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 Arthur Ganong died in 1960 and was interred in the [[St. Stephen Rural Cemetery]]. Following its formation in 1979, he was posthumously inducted into the [[Canadian Business Hall of Fame]].
+== Electoral results ==
-{{s-start}}
+{{1930 Canadian federal election/Charlotte}}
-{{s-par|ca}}
-{{succession box|title=[[New Brunswick Southwest|Charlotte]] |
+==References==
-                 before=[[Robert Watson Grimmer|Robert W. Grimmer]]|
+{{reflist}}
-                 after=[[Burton Maxwell Hill|Burton M. Hill]]|
-                 years=1930-1935}} {{s-end}}
 ==External links==
+* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=12244}}
-* [http://www.nbcurling.nb.ca/newnbca/records/ganong.asp The Ganong Cup - New Brunswick Curling Association]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060614055439/http://www.nbcurling.nb.ca/newnbca/records/ganong.asp The Ganong Cup - New Brunswick Curling Association]
-* [http://www.ganong.com/about_us/4generations.html Ganong Bros. Limited corporate history]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509154913/http://www.ganong.com/about_us/4generations.html Ganong Bros. Limited corporate history]
-* Folster, David. ''The Chocolate Ganongs of St. Stephen, New Brunswick'' (1991) [[Goose Lane Editions]] ISBN 0864921152
+* Folster, David. ''The Chocolate Ganongs of St. Stephen, New Brunswick'' (1991) [[Goose Lane Editions]] {{ISBN|0-86492-115-2}}
-* Craigs, Melodie. ''Ganong, The Candy Family'' (1984) Literacy Council of Fredericton ISBN 0920333168
+* Craigs, Melodie. ''Ganong, The Candy Family'' (1984) Literacy Council of Fredericton {{ISBN|0-920333-16-8}}
+{{s-start}}
+{{s-par|ca}}
+{{succession box|title=[[New Brunswick Southwest|Charlotte]]
+|before=[[Robert Watson Grimmer|Robert W. Grimmer]]
+|after=[[Burton Hill|Burton M. Hill]]
+|years=1930-1935}}
+{{s-end}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Ganong, Arthur D.
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian curler
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1877-08-03
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[St. Stephen, New Brunswick]] [[Canada]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1957
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Saint John, New Brunswick]] [[Canada]]
-}}
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 [[Category:Businesspeople from New Brunswick]]
 [[Category:Canadian chief executives]]
-[[Category:Canadian Business Hall of Fame]]
 [[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick]]
 [[Category:Curlers from New Brunswick]]
-[[Category:People from Charlotte County, New Brunswick]]
+[[Category:People from St. Stephen, New Brunswick]]
-[[Category:People of United Empire Loyalist descent]]
 [[Category:1877 births]]
-[[Category:1957 deaths]]
+[[Category:1960 deaths]]
-[[Category:Canadian people of Huguenot descent]]
 [[Category:Ganong family|Arthur]]
-[[Category:Canadian sportsperson–politicians]]
+[[Category:Canadian sportsperson-politicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada]]
+[[Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs]]
-[[fr:Arthur Deinstadt Ganong]]