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The HonourableColin W. G. GibsonPC MC VD QC

Minister of Mines and Resources
In office 1 April 1949 – 17 January 1950
Prime Minister	Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	James Angus MacKinnon
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
Secretary of State for Canada
In office 12 December 1946 – 31 March 1949
Prime Minister	W. L. Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	Paul Martin Sr.
Succeeded by	Frederick Gordon Bradley
Minister of National Defence for Air
In office 8 March 1945 – 11 December 1946
Prime Minister	W. L. Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Angus Lewis Macdonald
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
Minister of National Revenue
In office 8 July 1940 – 7 March 1945
Prime Minister	W. L. Mackenzie King
Preceded by	James Lorimer Ilsley
Succeeded by	James Angus MacKinnon (acting)
Member of Parliament for Hamilton West
In office 26 March 1940 – 17 January 1950
Preceded by	John Allmond Marsh
Succeeded by	Ellen Fairclough

Personal details
Born	Colin William George Gibson (1891-02-16)16 February 1891 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died	3 July 1974(1974-07-03) (aged 83)
Spouse	Florence Kerr (m. 1916)
Children	4, including Colin
Relatives	John Morison Gibson (father)
Occupation	Land surveyor Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Royal Fusiliers 1914-1919 Royal Hamilton Light Infantry 1929-1934
Years of service	1911–1919
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel 1929-1934 Commandant 1935-1938

Colin William George Gibson PC MC VD QC (16 February 1891 – 3 July 1974) was a Canadian politician, land surveyor and lawyer.

Career

He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1911 (cadet # 805), where Kenneth Stuart, a future Commander of the Canadian Army, was a fellow cadet. He served with the Royal Fusiliers of the British Army in 1914 and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1915 where he was a Member of Alpha Delta Phi. He was lieutenant-colonel of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry from 1929 to 1934. He practiced law from 1919. He was a founding member of the Royal Military College of Canada ex-cadet club in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930. He became Commandant of Hamilton Garrison from 1935 to 1939.

As Member of Parliament for Hamilton West, he was reelected three times from 1940.03.26 to 1950. He was first elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Hamilton West in 1940, with 55.9% of the vote in a two candidate race. Following his election, he was appointed as Minister of National Revenue (1940.07.08 - 1945.03.07). Near the end of his first term, he was also appointed as the acting and later permanent Minister of National Defence for Air (1945.03.08 - 1946.12.11). He served as Secretary of State (1948.11.15 - 1949.03.31) and (1946.12.12 - 1948.11.14). He was Minister for Mines and Resources (1949.04.01 - 1950.01.17).

Following his re-election with 40.2% of the vote (in a three-way, four-party race), he continued as Minister of National Defence for Air (1945.01.11 - 1945.03.07). He was made the Secretary of State for Canada (1948.11.15 - 1949.03.31) and (1946.12.12 - 1948.11.14). Just before the end of his second term, he was moved to the post of Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources (Canada) (1949.04.01 - 1950.01.17).

He continued in this post after he was re-elected in 1949 (with 43.5% of the vote). He resigned from both cabinet and parliament upon his appointment as Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario. He died in 1974.

Family

Gibson was the son of Major General Sir John Morison Gibson, former Attorney General of Ontario. His son, Colin D. Gibson, held the riding of Hamilton—Wentworth from 1968 to 1972.

Legacy

The Gibson Medal at the Royal Military College of Canada is awarded to the top graduating student in the Arts Division.

References

Catalogue of the Alpha Delta Phi: 1832-1966. New York, NY: The Executive Council of The Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. 1966. p. 202.
^ Colin W. G. Gibson – Parliament of Canada biography

Books

4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.
H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
H16511 Dr. Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968
H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876–1918. Volume II: 1919–1984. Royal Military College. . The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984

Parliament of Canada
Preceded byJohn Allmond Marsh	Member for Hamilton West 1940-1950	Succeeded byEllen Fairclough
Preceded byAngus Lewis Macdonald	Minister of National Defence for Air 1945-1946	Succeeded byNone - position abolished

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The department was eliminated in 1993 when the government was reorganized. The position of Secretary of State for Canada was not legally eliminated until 1996 when its remaining responsibilities were assigned to other cabinet positions and departments, particularly the newly created position of Minister of Canadian Heritage.

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