Background
Gordon was the elder son of Mr. and Mistress James Gilfillan, farmers of Jamestown.
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Gordon was the elder son of Mr. and Mistress James Gilfillan, farmers of Jamestown.
He was president of the Burra branch of the Liberal and Country League and served a term as Mayor of Jamestown, and stood unsuccessfully for the seat of Electoral district of Burra in the House of Assembly in 1959. Gordon Gilfillan married Catherine Rebecca "Cath" Gribble of Jamestown on 28 October 1939. They moved to a home in Belalie East.
They had four children, Dianne, Rodney (deceased), Janice and Grant.
He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Council for the Northern district from March 1962 to July 1975.