Arthur Ganong
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Arthur Deinstadt Ganong (August 3, 1877 - November, 1960) was a Canadian
businessman and politician. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
into a chocolate
making family and would serve as president of Ganong Bros. Limited
from 1917 to 1957.
He was the sixth of the seven children of James Harvey Ganong
and Susan E. Brittan. His father and his uncle, Gilbert
, founded the chocolate-making company in 1873. Among his siblings are educator Susie
, businessman Edwin
, botanist William
, and Kit Ganong Whidden.
On 8 June 1904, Arthur Ganong married Berla Frances Whidden (1878–1958) of Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The couple had four children.
Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue. Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a chocolate bar to take along on their fishing
trips and in 1910 the company introduced the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America
.
, Ganong was elected the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
member of parliament for the Charlotte
riding, serving until 1935.
, Arthur Ganong helped build the town's first curling rink. In 1930 he donated a trophy to the winner of the provincial curling championship that bore his name for the next fifty years.
Arthur Ganong died in 1960 and was interred in the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
. Following its formation in 1979, he was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
businessman and politician. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
St. Stephen is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, situated on the east bank of the St. Croix River at .-Climate:...
into a chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
making family and would serve as president of Ganong Bros. Limited
Ganong Bros.
Ganong Bros., Limited is Canada's oldest candy company; it was founded by James and Gilbert Ganong in 1873 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick where it is based to this day. The primary product is boxed chocolates...
from 1917 to 1957.
He was the sixth of the seven children of James Harvey Ganong
James H. Ganong
James Harvey Ganong was a Canadian businessman in St. Stephen, New Brunswick who co-founded Ganong Bros. chocolate making company in 1873 and the St. Croix Soap Manufacturing Co. in 1878....
and Susan E. Brittan. His father and his uncle, Gilbert
Gilbert Ganong
Gilbert White Ganong was a Canadian politician, the 14th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and co-founder of Ganong Bros. Limited, candy makers in the town of St...
, founded the chocolate-making company in 1873. Among his siblings are educator Susie
Susan B. Ganong
Susan Brittain Ganong B.Sc., LLD was a widely respected Canadian educator and proprietor of the Netherwood School for girls in the Province of New Brunswick....
, businessman Edwin
J. Edwin Ganong
James Edwin Ganong was a Canadian businessman. Known as Edwin, he was born in Boston, Massachusetts where his Canadian parents had relatives. The son of James H. Ganong and Susan E. Brittain, he is the brother of Susie, Kit , Arthur, and William.His family returned to their native New Brunswick...
, botanist William
William Francis Ganong
William Francis Ganong, M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C., was a Canadian botanist, historian and cartographer. His botany career was spent mainly as a professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts...
, and Kit Ganong Whidden.
On 8 June 1904, Arthur Ganong married Berla Frances Whidden (1878–1958) of Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The couple had four children.
Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue. Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a chocolate bar to take along on their fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
trips and in 1910 the company introduced the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Political life
In the 1930 Canadian federal electionCanadian federal election, 1930
The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held on July 28, 1930 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada...
, Ganong was elected the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
member of parliament for the Charlotte
New Brunswick Southwest
Charlotte redirects here, for the provincial electoral district, see Charlotte New Brunswick Southwest is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...
riding, serving until 1935.
Curling
A fan and enthusiastic participant in the sport of curlingCurling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
, Arthur Ganong helped build the town's first curling rink. In 1930 he donated a trophy to the winner of the provincial curling championship that bore his name for the next fifty years.
Arthur Ganong died in 1960 and was interred in the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
St. Stephen Rural Cemetery is a municipal cemetery established in April 1856 at the town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. The cemetery encompasses of land with approximately 12,000 burials. There are over 20 kilometres of avenues and paths.-History:...
. Following its formation in 1979, he was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame
Canadian Business Hall of Fame
The Canadian Business Hall of Fame honours "Canada's most distinguished business leaders", selected by an independent panel representing Canadian business, academic and media institutions....
.
External links
- The Ganong Cup - New Brunswick Curling Association
- Ganong Bros. Limited corporate history
- Folster, David. The Chocolate Ganongs of St. Stephen, New Brunswick (1991) Goose Lane EditionsGoose Lane EditionsGoose Lane Editions is a Canadian book publishing company founded in 1954 in Fredericton, New Brunswick as Fiddlehead Poetry Books by Fred Cogswell and a group of students and faculty from the University of New Brunswick. After Cogswell retired in 1981, his successor, Peter Thomas, changed the name...
ISBN 0864921152 - Craigs, Melodie. Ganong, The Candy Family (1984) Literacy Council of Fredericton ISBN 0920333168