Gordon Chaplin

Gordon Chaplin
Member of Parliament for Waterloo South
In office June 1962 – June 1964
Preceded by	William Anderson
Succeeded by	Max Saltsman
Personal details
Born	31 July 1907 St. Catharines, Ontario
Died	27 June 1964(1964-06-27) (aged 56) Galt, Ontario[1]
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Helen Elizabeth Goring
Profession	businessman, manufacturer

Gordon Chaplin (31 July 1907 - 27 June 1964) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario and became a businessman and manufacturer by career.^[2]

The son of James Dew Chaplin and Edna Elizabeth Burgess, he was educated in St. Catharines and established himself in business in Galt. Chaplin was president of Canadian General Tower Limited and a director of the Waterloo Savings and Trust Company. In 1920, he married Helen Elizabeth Goring.^[1]

Chaplin represented Waterloo South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1948;^[2] he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1948.^[1] He was first elected to the House of Commons for the Waterloo South riding in the 1962 general election and re-elected there in 1963. Chaplin died in office on 27 June 1964 during his term in the 26th Canadian Parliament.^[2]

His uncle Alexander Dew Chaplin also served in the House of Commons.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Gordon Chaplin - Parliament of Canada biography

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Name	Chaplin, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	31 July 1907
Place of birth	St. Catharines, Ontario
Date of death	27 June 1964
Place of death	Galt, Ontario