Captain Victor Gordon, CMG (June 1884 – 6 October 1928) was a Newfoundlander military officer and public servant. He served as High Commissioner of Newfoundland to the United Kingdom from 1924 until his death four years later.
Born in St. John's, the youngest son of a merchant, Gordon was given a business training with the Bank of Montreal, and a legal education in London, where he was called to the English bar by the Middle Temple in 1912.[1] Gordon enlisted in 1914 and served in Gallipoli, Egypt, and France. He was a temporary captain with the King's Own Scottish Borderers when he was severely wounded at Monchy-le-Preux in 1917.[2]
In 1919, he was appointed secretary to the Newfoundland High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He became acting high commissioner in 1922, and high commissioner in 1924. He died in London in 1928 from the effects of his war wounds.[2]
He was appointed a CMG in 1926.
References
edit- ^ "Captain Victor Gordon". The Manchester Guardian. 8 October 1928. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Capt. Victor Gordon Dies of War Wounds". The New York Times. 7 October 1928. pp. N8.