From Kent, Gray, Ontario, came to Nanaimo in 1858. An architect and builder, had projects including a Dunsmuir residence and a major addition to the Provincial Court House.
Once he was prominent and one of the wealthiest men in the city, he won the 1877 provincial by-election and served with Premier Walkem. He later won a Federal Seat for Vancouver Island.
David William Gordon was interred on February 20, 1893 in Range 16 Plot 13 in the Bowen Cemetery in Nanaimo’s, B.C.
Loyalist Ancestors: John Gordon, 1755-1834 & Major Alexander Montgomery, 1758-1841, Green

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