George Gerald King

George Gerald King
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George Gerald King (December 11, 1836 – April 28, 1928) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Springfield, New Brunswick, the son of Malcolm King and Elizabeth Hickson, he was a businessman before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the New Brunswick riding of Queen's in the 1878 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1882 election. He was defeated in the 1887 election and an 1888 by-election, and was re-elected in the 1891 and 1896 elections.

In 1860, King married Esther Briggs. Their son served in the New Brunswick assembly and their son James Horace King served in the House of Commons.

He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1896, representing the senatorial division of Queen's, New Brunswick. He died in office in 1928.

Electoral record[]

1878 Canadian federal election: Queen's
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Gerald King	1,143
	Unknown	Ezekiel Stone Wiggins	630

1882 Canadian federal election: Queen's
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Gerald King	1,084
	Unknown	S.L. Peters	886

1887 Canadian federal election: Queen's
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Gerald King	1,191
	Conservative	George Frederick Baird	1,130

By-election: On Mr. Baird's resignation because his election was contested, 24 November 1887

N.B. The Canadian Directory of Parliament states that George Frederick Baird was declared duly elected by a court decision.

1891 Canadian federal election: Queen's
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Gerald King	1,233
	Conservative	George Frederick Baird	1,204

"George Gerald King". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.

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