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George Wingfield Gordon (named at birth George Gordon Wingfield) was born in Hamilton, Scotland in 1859. He immigrated to Canada soon after in 1863 with his mother, Eliza Wingfield, and her relatives. After a time living with relatives in Scarborough, Port Credit and Parkdale, he settled with the Perrin family in Port Credit. As a young man, Gordon successively built up two farms in the Port Credit area, the first of which was destroyed by fire.
In about 1881, Gordon changed his name from George Wingfield to George Wingfield Gordon. He was appointed Justice of the Peace sometime in the late 1800s. His judicial and political involvement in the affairs of Toronto Township and Port Credit continued for many years. His official roles included district magistrate (1914-ca.1924); deputy reeve, Toronto Township; Toronto Township councillor; councillor of the newly incorporated Village of Port Credit, and clerk and treasurer of Port Credit. Gordon was also a long-time member of the Streetsville Masonic Lodge and the Loyal Orange Lodge #163.
Gordon married Mary Ann Beamish (1874-1937) from Springfield in 1894. They had six children: Margaret Elizabeth (1896-1971); Francis George Victor (1898-1967); Rhena Victoria (1900-1995); Douglas Wilden (1903-1969); Lillian Georgina (1906-1997); and Malcolm (Jan. 13-18, 1913). To accommodate his growing and active family, Gordon built two successive homes on Mississauga Road. Gordon himself was an enthusiastic apiarist and horticulturalist. George W. Gordon died in 1953. His descendants (most notably Lillian and Rhena) continued to live in the last of the family homes for many years.
Mary Ann “Minnie” Gordon (1874-1937) nee Beamish was married to George Wingfield Gordon on 19 September, 1894, in the Beamish family home in Springfield-on-the Credit (later Erindale). She was one of nine children born to Francis Beamish (1818 – 1893) and Margaret Slater.
Lillian Gordon (1906-1997) was an elementary school teacher for the Lakeshore School Board. She distinguished herself by designing several special education and developmental programs in reading. She lectured on education for the Ontario Department of Education, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Durham University (UK). She also authored a number of standard textbooks.
Rhena Victoria Gordon (1900-1995) was a teacher for the Peel County School Board all her life. In 1948 she was appointed Commissioner for the taking of Affidavits and continued in this role for many years.
Francis George Victor (1898-1967) served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in World War I. After the war he moved to Oregon, where he spent the rest of his life.
Douglas Wilden Gordon (1903-1969) was a teacher and later Inspector of Industrial Arts mainly active in Ingersoll and Toronto. He resided in Islington although continued as an active member of the Mississauga Lodge of Freemasons.
Sandra Moore nee Gordon (1937 – 2011) was an avid and experienced genealogist who initiated correspondence with individuals and records offices throughout North America and Great Britain. She was a teacher by profession and lived in Thornhill, Toronto.