George Horace Gooderham (April 18, 1868 – December 22, 1942) was a Canadian businessman and politician. From 1908 to 1919, he was a Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing Toronto South and then Toronto Southwest.
Life and career Born in Toronto, his father was George Gooderham Sr. (1830–1905),Dean Beeby, “GOODERHAM, GEORGE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 11, 2015. a prominent businessman, and his mother was Harriet Dean. He married Cora Maude Northrop.
He worked in the business founded by his grandfather, William Gooderham, which was the Gooderham & Worts distillery. His brother, Albert Gooderham, also worked in the family business.
Gooderham was Commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto and served on the school board for Toronto, serving as chair in 1904. He died on December 22, 1942, at Toronto."G. H. Gooderham Dead; Noted Citizen, ex-M.P.P.", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 23 Dec 1942: 5.
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Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1916, EJ Chambers
External links
G.H. Gooderham House