John Fawcett Gordon

John Fawcett Gordon PC(NI) (13 May 1879 – 21 June 1965) was a politician in Northern Ireland.

John F. Gordon MP (left) and Northern Irish Prime Minister John Andrews, 1940s at Stormont.

Son of William James Gordon and Margaret Fawcett. Husband of Charlotte Banks. Born in the Belfast area, Gordon was sent to live with relatives in the US after his father died and was educated at Falls River School, Massachusetts, United States. He was manager of flax camps and a member of Belfast Corporation from 1920–23. He was the Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and then Carrick from 1921–43.

He served as Minister of Labour (Northern Ireland) from 1938–43.[1] Prior to that, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1921. He served as Chairman of the National Assistance Board of Northern Ireland from 1943-56 when he retired, although he was serving as Governor's Deputy as late as 1964 [2]

He is the great-grandfather of Jonathan McDowell.

References
  1. Newsletter from 1940
  2. Newspaper clippings

Sources
Parliament of Northern Ireland
New parliament Member of Parliament for Antrim
1921–1929		 Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Carrick
1929–1943		 Succeeded by
John Dermot Campbell
Political offices
New office Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour
1921–1938		 Succeeded by
William Grant
Preceded by
David Graham Shillington		 Minister of Labour
1938–1943		 Succeeded by
William Grant


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