Gilbert Ganong

Gilbert White Ganong
The Hon. Gilbert White Ganong
Born	(1851-05-22)May 22, 1851 Springfield, New Brunswick Canada
Died	October 31, 1917(1917-10-31) (aged 66) St. Stephen, New Brunswick Canada
Resting place	St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Businessman, politician, statesman
Political party	Liberal-Conservative
Spouse	Maria Famicha Robinson
Children	No children
Parent(s)	Francis Daniel Ganong & Deborah Ruth Kierstead

Gilbert White Ganong (May 22, 1851 – October 31, 1917) was a Canadian politician, 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, one of Guenon's descendants 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 Canadian House of Commons 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.

External links

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