Charles Blair Gordon
Canadian banker, manufacturer and diplomat

Charles Blair Gordon

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Canadian banker, manufacturer and diplomat
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Birth:
22 November 1867
Death:
30 July 1939
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Sir Charles Blair Gordon, GBE, (22 November 1867 – 30 July 1939) was a Canadian banker, manufacturer and diplomat.
Gordon founded the Standard Shirt Company, organized Dominion Textiles in 1904 and in 1909 became president of Dominion Glass. In 1913 he was appointed a director of the Bank of Montreal and in 1927 became the bank's president.
From 1918 to 1921 he was Acting Chairman (Canadian War Mission) to the United States of America in Washington. In 1917, for his contributions, he was made Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and in 1918 was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the order.
Gordon was one of the founders of the Town of Hampstead, Quebec