Gordon McTavish

Gordon Blaine McTavish (1925 – February 21, 2019) was a Canadian curler and judge. He was a 1965 World Men's silver medallist.

Gordon McTavish
Curler
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Born(1925-01-01)January 1, 1925
DiedFebruary 21, 2019(2019-02-21) (aged 94)[1]
Team
Curling clubGranite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career
Member Association Manitoba
World Championship
appearances		1 (1965)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
1965 Perth

He wasn't a 1965 Brier champion like his other teammates,[2] as he replaced Ron Braunstein at second position, who was a medical student at the time and had to miss the World championships that year.[3]

In 1960–1961 he was a president of Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg.[4]

Personal life

The Honourable Gordon McTavish served as a provincial court judge in Manitoba from 1971 to 1999.[5] He was married to Milly Johnson and had two children. In addition to curling, he was involved in horse racing as an owner and judge. He graduated from Manitoba Law School and was called to the bar in 1961. He worked for the law firm Keith and Westbury before entering private practise. In 1965 he was appointed as justice of the peace for Fort Garry.[6]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1964–65 Terry BraunsteinDon DuguidGordon McTavishRay TurnbullWCC 1965
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gollark: My server logs only show OIR connections once they *close*.
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gollark: Actually, they're listening to osmarks internet radio™ and you can too*!
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References
  1. MCTAVISH GORDON - Winnipeg Free Press Passages
  2. http://soudogcurling.tripod.com/Brier/1965.htm
  3. "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
  4. https://www.granitecurlingclub.ca/past-presidents
  5. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/manitobajudges.shtml
  6. https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/archives/1973/11/1973-11-02-mctavish_appointed_%27traffic%27_judge.pdf


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