Background
He was born in Saint Catharines, Ontario and became a businessman and manufacturer by career. The son of James Dew Chaplin and Edna Elizabeth Burgess, he was educated in Saint Catharines and established himself in business in Galt.
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Gordon Chaplin
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Chaplin was president of Canadian General Tower Limited and a director of the Waterloo Savings and Trust Company. Chaplin represented Waterloo South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1948. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1948.
He was first elected to the House of Commons for the Waterloo South riding in the 1962 general election and re-elected there in 1963.
Chaplin died in office on 27 June 1964 during his term in the 26th Canadian Parliament. Gordon Chaplin Park in Cambridge, Ontario is named in his honour.
Politics
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
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Political Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada