Colin William George Gibson

Background

Gibson, Colin William George was born on February 16, 1891 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Son of Sir John Morison and Elizabeth (Malloch) Gibson.

Education

Student, Royal Military College, 1908-1911; student, Osgoode Hall, 1912-1915.

Career

Private practice, Hamilton, 1919-1940; appointed King's Counsel, 1935; Member of Parliament from Hamilton West district, 1940, 45, 49; appointed minister national revenue, Government of Canada, 1940; minister National Defense Air, Government of Canada, 1945; secretary of state, Government of Canada, 1946; minister of mines, resources, Government of Canada, 1949; appointed appelate Division Supreme Court Ontario, from 1950.

Achievements

• Colin William George Gibson has been listed as a reputable Judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain Royal Fusiliers, 1914-1919, colonel infantry Canada Army, 1935-1938. Member Canada Rifle Teams (commander 1951), Dom. Canada Rifle Association (chairman county 1928-1948, president 1952-1954), National Rifle Association Great Britain (vice president from 1951), Masons, Alpha Delta Phi (international president 1948-1949).

Connections

Married Florence Kerr, August 21, 1916. Children: Desmond Hope, Colin David, James Kerr, John Gordon.

Father:

Sir John Morison Gibson

Mother:

Elizabeth (Malloch) Gibson

Spouse:

Florence Kerr

child:

John Gordon Gibson

child:

Desmond Hope Gibson

child:

Colin David Gibson

child:

James Kerr Gibson