John Morison Gibson

Ontario MPP
Ontario MPP
	In office; 1898–1904
Preceded by	John Craig
Succeeded by	James J. Craig
Constituency	Wellington East
	In office; 1894–1898
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Edward Alexander Colquhoun
Constituency	Hamilton West
	In office; 1879–1894
Preceded by	James Miller Williams
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Constituency	Hamilton
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1842; Toronto Township, Canada West
Died	June 3, 1929 (aged 87); Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Resting place	Hamilton Cemetery
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Emily Annie Birrell (d. 1874); Caroline Hope (d. 1877); Elizabeth Malloch (m. 1881)
Children	1 daughter who died at birth; 4 sons and 2 daughters
Residence	Hamilton, Ontario
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Profession	militia officer, lawyer, and businessman
Cabinet	Minister Without Portfolio (1904-1905); Attorney General (1899-1904); Commissioner of Crown Lands (1896-1899); Provincial Secretary and Registrar (1889-1896)

Sir John Morison Gibson

KCMG KC (January 1, 1842 – June 3, 1929) was a Canadian politician and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

.

Biography

John Morison Gibson, the son of Scottish immigrants, was born in 1842, in Toronto. He grew up on a farm in Caledonia, Ontario, went to Hamilton Central School, in Hamilton, and went on to be educated at the

Provincial Secretary, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Attorney General of Ontario. Gibson was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1908,^[1] and was knighted in 1912. During his mandate, the new Government House in Chorley Park (now demolished) was completed. Gibson served as Lieutenant Governor until 1914. He was one of Hamilton's "5 Johns", who, in 1896, formed the Dominion Power and Transmission Company, that brought hydroelectric power, for the first time, to Hamilton, from their plant, at DeCew Falls.^[2] John Dickenson

was another of the 5 Johns.

"One big reason" for almost 75% increase in the population of Hamilton between 1901 and 1912, boasted Sir John Morison Gibson of Dominion Power and Transmission Company, was "Cheap Electric Power Furnished By Us." This simplistic explanation for the development of Hamilton in the early twentieth century leaves much unexamined, but one conclusion cannot be disputed. In the perception of the Hamilton public, a view certainly fostered by Gibson and his fellow hydroelectric promoters, Hamilton was no longer regarded the Birmingham or the Pittsburgh of Canada Hamilton was now, as the title of a 1906 promotional booklet on the city proudly proclaimed, "The Electric City." [2]

After receiving a grant from

Red Cross and child welfare. He died in Hamilton, Ontario in 1929.^[2]

Tribute

The

Wentworth Street (west) and Sherman Avenue (east). Landmarks in this neighbourhood include Cathedral High School, Budget Motor Inn, Barton Library, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, Powell Park and Woodland Park. Gibson Avenue, found in this neighbourhood, is also named after him.^[4]

Electoral history

t e 1879 Ontario general election: Hamilton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Morison Gibson	2,240	50.70
	Conservative	Mr. Murray	2,178	49.30
Total valid votes			4,418	59.07
Eligible voters			7,479
	Liberal hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]

References

^ "Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past". Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd. p. 143.
^ "Hamilton's Public Library History". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
^ "Experience Hamilton: Tourist Guide 2006/2007". Tourism Hamilton: 34–35. Winter 2006.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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External links

"John Morison Gibson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
John Morison Gibson – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archive)

Government offices
Preceded by Sir William Mortimer Clark	Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1908–1914	Succeeded by John Strathearn Hendrie

[Bank-1] "Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past". Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2007-01-29.

[HAMBIO2-2] Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd. p. 143.

[Library-3] "Hamilton's Public Library History". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

[TOURISM-4] "Experience Hamilton: Tourist Guide 2006/2007". Tourism Hamilton: 34–35. Winter 2006.

[ElectionsOnt1879-5] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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v t e Lieutenant governors of Ontario
Post-Confederation (1867–present)	Stisted Howland Crawford D. A. Macdonald J. B. Robinson Campbell Kirkpatrick Gzowski Mowat Clark Gibson Hendrie Clarke Cockshutt Ross Mulock H. A. Bruce Matthews Lawson Breithaupt MacKay Rowe W. R. Macdonald McGibbon Aird Alexander Jackman Weston Bartleman Onley Dowdeswell Dumont
Province of Canada (1841–67)*	Clitherow (Deputy) Jackson (Administrator) Bagot Metcalfe Cathcart Elgin E. W. Head Monck
Upper Canada (1791–1841)	Simcoe Russell Hunter Grant Gore Brock Sheaffe de Rottenburg Drummond Murray F. P. Robinson Smith Maitland Colborne Bond Head Arthur Thomson
British Province of Quebec (1759–91)*	Amherst Murray Carleton Haldimand Carleton (2nd time)
* The Crown's representative from 1759 to 1791, and from 1841 to 1866 held the office and rank of Governor-General.

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