About Gordon Fogo
Lived 1896 – 1952 (aged 55). Gordon Fogo was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
James Gordon Fogo, (July 9, 1896 – July 6, 1952) was a Canadian lawyer and senator.
Background Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and served as an officer in the Canadian Army (2nd Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Expeditionary Force) in World War I. Fogo was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1949, and represented the senatorial division of Carleton, Ontario. Fogo was an enthusiastic curler, an avid yachtsman, and a member of the Halifax Club, the Rideau Club and the York Club. He was survived by his wife and two children. His legacy is perpetuated by two awards at Dalhousie University, the J. Gordon Fogo Prize for Excellence in Commercial Law, and the J. Gordon Fogo Bursary, a need-based scholarship.
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Who was Gordon Fogo?
Canadian politician
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Gordon Fogo was born on 9 July 1896 in Halifax.
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Gordon Fogo died on 6 July 1952 in La Malbaie.
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Gordon Fogo was a politician and lawyer.
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Gordon Fogo was Canadian.
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