Gordon Benjamin Isnor

The Hon. Gordon Benjamin Isnor
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office 1928–1935
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Halifax
In office 1935–1950 Serving with Robert Emmett Finn (1935–1940) William Chisholm Macdonald (1940-1947) John Dickey (1947-1950)
Preceded by	Felix Patrick Quinn William Anderson Black
Succeeded by	Samuel Rosborough Balcom
Senator for Halifax-Darmouth, Nova Scotia
In office 1950–1973
Appointed by	Louis St. Laurent
Personal details
Born	10 May 1885(1885-05-10) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Died	17 March 1973(1973-03-17) (aged 87)
Political party	Liberal
Committees	Chair, Special Committee on War Expenditures and Economies (1946) Chair, Standing Committee on Tourist Traffic (1955-1965)

Gordon Benjamin Isnor (10 May 1885 – 17 March 1973) was a Canadian merchant and parliamentarian.

A Liberal, he was elected four consecutive times to the Canadian House of Commons as the Member of Parliament representing the Nova Scotia electoral district of Halifax. He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1935, and was re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949.^[1]

On 28 July 1955 he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Louis St-Laurent, and represented the senatorial division of Halifax-Dartmouth until his death.^[1]

Outside of his political life, Isnor was a successful Halifax businessman and operated a chain of clothing stores bearing his name in Nova Scotia. A street in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia was named after him, as well a senior citizens home in Halifax, the Gordon B. Isnor Manor^[2].

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gordon Benjamin Isnor - Parliament of Canada biography
2. ^ "Gordon B. Isnor seniors suffering in hot weather". CBC News. 13 July 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/07/13/ns-seniors-apartments-hot.html. 

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Name	Isnor, Gordon Benjamin
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Date of birth	10 May 1885
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Date of death	17 March 1973
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