Gideon Striker

Gideon Striker (c. 1825 – October 6, 1886) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1871 to 1883, with a period of interruption between 1871 and 1873, when his elections was contested in court twice.

He was born in Prince Edward County circa 1825 and educated in Picton. He was a druggist and sold groceries as well. Striker also served as reeve of Picton, warden for the county and lieutenant-colonel in the local militia.

He died suddenly in Montreal in 1886.

Uneasy path to the legislature In the 1871 Ontario general election, Striker defeated incumbent William Anderson with a reasonable comfortable margin.

Subsequent re-election While his margins of victory were small, Striker's 1875 and 1879 re-elections were not subject to challenge.