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The Honourable
Gerald Verner White
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Renfrew North
In office
1906–1917
Preceded by Peter White
Succeeded by Herbert John Mackie
Senator from Ontario
In office
1919–1948
Appointed by Robert Borden
Personal details
Born(1879-07-06)July 6, 1879
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 24, 1948(1948-10-24) (aged 69)
Political party Conservative
Relations Peter White, father
OccupationMining engineer
PortfolioOpposition Whip in the Senate

Gerald Verner White CBE (July 6, 1879 – October 24, 1948) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Peter White and Janet Reid White, White was educated at Pembroke Public and High Schools. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering degree in 1901 from McGill University. He entered the lumber business, eventually becoming president of the Cunningham Lumber Company and the Pembroke Standard, Limited.

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Renfrew North in a 1906 by-election after the death of his father. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. During World War I, he was a Colonel, Officer Reserve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours for his efforts during the war. [1]

He was appointed to the Senate of Canada for the senatorial division of Pembroke, Ontario on the advice of Robert Borden in 1917. He served until his death in 1948.

References

  1. ^ "No. 30460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1918. p. 371.

Notes


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Honourable
Gerald Verner White
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Renfrew North
In office
1906–1917
Preceded by Peter White
Succeeded by Herbert John Mackie
Senator from Ontario
In office
1919–1948
Appointed by Robert Borden
Personal details
Born(1879-07-06)July 6, 1879
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 24, 1948(1948-10-24) (aged 69)
Political party Conservative
Relations Peter White, father
OccupationMining engineer
PortfolioOpposition Whip in the Senate

Gerald Verner White CBE (July 6, 1879 – October 24, 1948) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Peter White and Janet Reid White, White was educated at Pembroke Public and High Schools. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering degree in 1901 from McGill University. He entered the lumber business, eventually becoming president of the Cunningham Lumber Company and the Pembroke Standard, Limited.

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Renfrew North in a 1906 by-election after the death of his father. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. During World War I, he was a Colonel, Officer Reserve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours for his efforts during the war. [1]

He was appointed to the Senate of Canada for the senatorial division of Pembroke, Ontario on the advice of Robert Borden in 1917. He served until his death in 1948.

References

  1. ^ "No. 30460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1918. p. 371.

Notes



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