Background
CORDON, Gurdon W. was born on November 26, 1871 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nelson E. and Caroline Augusta (Wright) Gordon.
Special Judge of Probate and Insolvency
CORDON, Gurdon W. was born on November 26, 1871 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nelson E. and Caroline Augusta (Wright) Gordon.
Williams College, Bachelor of Arts, 1897. Boston University, Bachelor of Laws, 1900.
Chairman, Board of Health, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1905-1912. Member, House of Representatives, Massachusetts, 1912, Massachusetts Senate, 1913-1916. Appointed member, Special Commission to investigate problems relating to St. Railways of the Commonwealth by Governor.
Samuel W. McCall, 1917. Elected member Republic State Committee, since 1918. Elected Alternate Delegate, at large to Republic National.
Convention at Chicago, 1920. Elected District Delegate, to Republic National. Convention at Kansas City, 1928.
Appointed United States Commissioner, 1925, and resigned 1929. Appointed Special Judge of Probate and Insolvency within and for Company of Hampden, January since 1929.
Member: All Masonic Bodies in York and Scottish Rites. Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Nayasset (Springfield, Massachusetts), Williams and Phi Gamma Delta (New York).
Spouse Ellen Beekman Walsh, November 4, 1903, Great Barrington, Massachusetts.