Wesley Ashton Gordon

Canadian politician

The Hon. Wesley Ashton Gordon

Member of the Canadian Parliament for Timiskaming South
In office 1930–1935
Preceded by	Malcolm Lang
Succeeded by	District was abolished

Personal details
Born	(1884-02-11)February 11, 1884 Owen Sound, Ontario
Died	February 9, 1943(1943-02-09) (aged 58)
Political party	Conservative
Cabinet	Minister of Mines (1930–1935) Minister of Immigration and Colonization (1930–1932 & 1932–1935 acting) Minister of Labour (1932–1935)
Committees	Chair, Special Committee on Beauharnois Power Project

Wesley Ashton Gordon, PC (February 11, 1884 – February 9, 1943) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, he was a barrister before he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Timiskaming South in 1930. He was defeated by Walter Little in 1935. From 1930 to 1932, he was the Minister of Immigration and Colonization. From 1930 to 1935, he was the Minister of Mines. From 1932 to 1935, he was the Minister of Immigration and Colonization (Acting) and Minister of Labour.

He married Jean Benella Harness in 1909. He had three children: Adam Gordon, Donnie Shack, and Wesley Gordon. Adam Gordon grew up to be a doctor. Wesley Gordon is planning to be a funny actor.

References

Wesley Ashton Gordon – Parliament of Canada biography

Ministers of Immigration and Colonization

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Edwards
Bostock (acting)
Stewart (acting)
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Manion (acting)
Drayton (acting)
Forke
Stewart (acting)
Mackenzie
Gordon
Crerar¹

¹The offices of Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Mines and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs were abolished and the office of Minister of Mines and Resources was created and proclaimed in force December 1, 1936.

v t e Ministers of Labour
Ministers of Labour (1900–96)	Mulock Aylesworth Lemieux¹ W. L. M. King Crothers Robertson Murdock J. H. King (acting) Elliott Manion (acting) Jones Heenan Robertson Gordon Rogers McLarty Mitchell Martin (acting) Gregg Starr MacEachen Nicholson Pépin Mackasey O'Connell Munro Ouellet (acting) O'Connell Alexander Regan Caccia Ouellet McKnight Cadieux Corbeil Danis Valcourt Axworthy Robillard
Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996–2005)²	Young Pettigrew Stewart Frulla Dryden
Ministers of Human Resources and Skills Development (2005–13)	Stronach Finley Solberg Finley
Ministers of Employment and Social Development (2013–15)	Kenney Poilievre
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015–present)	Duclos
Ministers of Labour (1996–2015)	Robillard Gagliano MacAulay Bradshaw Fontana³ Blackburn Ambrose Raitt Leitch
Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour (2015–2019)	Mihychuk Hajdu
Minister of Labour (2019–present)	Tassi O'Regan
¹Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently. ²The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour. ³Styled "Minister of Labour and Housing".