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The Honourable
Gilbert White Ganong
The Honourable Gilbert White Ganong
	Ganong in April 1907
Member of Parliament; for Charlotte
	In office; August 19, 1896 – September 17, 1908
Preceded by	Arthur Hill Gillmor
Succeeded by	William Frederick Todd
14th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
	In office; June 29, 1917 – October 31, 1917
Monarch	George V
Governor General	The Duke of Devonshire
Premier	Walter E. Foster
Preceded by	Josiah Wood
Succeeded by	William Pugsley
Personal details
Born	May 22, 1851; Springfield, New Brunswick, British North America
Died	October 31, 1917 (aged 66); St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
Resting place	St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
Political party	Liberal-Conservative
Spouse	Maria Famicha Robinson (m. 1876)
Children	No children
Parent(s)	Francis Daniel Ganong &; Deborah Ruth Kierstead
Residence(s)	St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Occupation	Businessman, politician, statesman

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Gilbert White Ganong (May 22, 1851 – October 31, 1917) was a Canadian politician, the 14th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and co-founder of Ganong Bros. Limited, candy makers in the town of St. Stephen.

Born in Springfield, New Brunswick the son of Francis Daniel Ganong and Deborah Ruth Kierstead, he was a descendant of Jean Guenon, a Huguenot exile from La Rochelle, France who settled in New Amsterdam during the second half of the 17th century then several generations later following the American Revolutionary War, some of Guenon's antecedents were United Empire Loyalists who settled in New Brunswick (then part of Nova Scotia) in 1783.

In 1873, Gilbert Ganong co-founded Ganong Bros. Limited with his brother James.

In 1896, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Charlotte. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904, but was defeated in 1908.

On June 29, 1917, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and served until his death in October. His death was due to "intestinal toxemia complications with nephritis". He was 66 years of age.

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Frederick Todd	2,691	51.9	+4.5
	Conservative	Gilbert White Ganong	2,491	48.1	-4.5
Total valid votes			5,182	100.0

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gilbert White Ganong	2,574	52.6	-3.2
	Liberal	Daniel Gillmor	2,320	47.4	+3.2
Total valid votes			4,894	100.0

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gilbert White Ganong	2,785	55.8	+0.5
	Liberal	Robert Armstrong	2,205	44.2	-0.5
Total valid votes			4,990	100.0

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gilbert White Ganong	2,453	55.3	+8.7
	Liberal	Arthur Hill Gillmor	1,981	44.7	-8.7
Total valid votes			4,434	100.0

References

"Gilbert Ganong". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
Gilbert Ganong – Parliament of Canada biography

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+| successor2    = [[William Pugsley]]
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+| monarch2      = [[George V]]
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+| children      = No children
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-'''Gilbert White Ganong''' ([[May 22]], [[1851]] – [[October 31]], [[1917]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician, [[List of Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick|Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]] and co-founder of [[Ganong Bros. Limited]], [[candy]] makers in the town of [[St. Stephen, New Brunswick|St. Stephen]].
+'''Gilbert White Ganong''' (May 22, 1851 &ndash; October 31, 1917) was a [[Canadian]] politician, the [[List of lieutenant governors of New Brunswick#Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick, 1867-present|14th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]] and co-founder of [[Ganong Bros. Limited]], [[candy]] makers in the town of [[St. Stephen, New Brunswick|St. Stephen]].
-Born in [[Springfield, New Brunswick|Springfield]], [[New Brunswick]] the son of Francis Daniel Ganong and Deborah Ruth Kierstead, he was a descendant of Jean Guenon, a [[Huguenot]] exile from [[La Rochelle]], [[France]] who settled in [[New Amsterdam]] during the second half of the 17th century then several generations later following the [[American Revolutionary War]], one of Guenon's descendants were [[United Empire Loyalists]] who settled in New Brunswick (then part of [[Nova Scotia]]) in 1783.
+Born in [[Springfield Parish, New Brunswick|Springfield]], [[New Brunswick]] the son of Francis Daniel Ganong and Deborah Ruth Kierstead, he was a descendant of Jean Guenon, a [[Huguenot]] exile from [[La Rochelle]], [[France]] who settled in [[New Amsterdam]] during the second half of the 17th century then several generations later following the [[American Revolutionary War]], some of Guenon's antecedents were [[United Empire Loyalists]] who settled in New Brunswick (then part of [[Nova Scotia]]) in 1783.
 In 1873, Gilbert Ganong co-founded Ganong Bros. Limited with his brother [[James H. Ganong|James]].
-In [[Canadian federal election, 1896|1896]], he was elected to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] for the riding of [[New Brunswick Southwest|Charlotte]]. A [[Liberal-Conservative Party|Liberal-Conservative]], he was re-elected in [[Canadian federal election, 1900|1900]] and [[Canadian federal election, 1904|1904]], but was defeated in [[Canadian federal election, 1908|1908]].
+In [[1896 Canadian federal election|1896]], he was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] for the riding of [[New Brunswick Southwest|Charlotte]]. A [[Liberal-Conservative Party|Liberal-Conservative]], he was re-elected in [[1900 Canadian federal election|1900]] and [[1904 Canadian federal election|1904]], but was defeated in [[1908 Canadian federal election|1908]].
-On June 29, 1917, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and served until his death in October.
+On June 29, 1917, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and served until his death in October. His death was due to "intestinal toxemia complications with nephritis". He was 66 years of age.
+{{1908 Canadian federal election/Charlotte}}
+{{1904 Canadian federal election/Charlotte}}
+{{1900 Canadian federal election/Charlotte}}
+{{1896 Canadian federal election/Charlotte}}
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v t e Lieutenant governors of New Brunswick
Post-Confederation (1867–present)	Doyle Harding L. Wilmot Tilley Chandler R. Wilmot Tilley Boyd Fraser McClelan Snowball Tweedie Wood Ganong Pugsley Todd McLean M. MacLaren Clark D. MacLaren O'Brien McNair Bird Robichaud Stanley Finn McCain Trenholme Counsell Chiasson Nicholas Roy-Vienneau Murphy Louise Imbeault (designate)
Governors before Confederation (1786–1866)	Carleton Smyth Douglas Campbell Harvey Colebrooke Head Manners-Sutton Hamilton-Gordon