Sir Charles Blair Gordon, GBE (22 November 186730 July 1939) was a Canadian banker, manufacturer and diplomat.

Life and career

Educated at the High School of Montreal, Gordon founded the Standard Shirt Company, organized Dominion Textile in 1904, and in 1909 became president of Dominion Glass Company Limited, which was later known as Domglas. In 1913, he was appointed a director of the Bank of Montreal, and in 1927 became the bank's president.

Charles Blair Gordon

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 a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and in 1918 was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the order.

Charles Blair Gordon

Gordon was one of the founders of the Town of Hampstead, Quebec

References

External links

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts

Canadian diplomats

Canadian bankers

1867 births

1939 deaths

Canadian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

High School of Montreal alumni

People from Hampstead, Quebec

Charles Blair Gordon