Canadian Businessman and Politician. He is remembered for introducing the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America in 1910, along with company employee George Ensor. Born the sixth of seven children, his father, James Harvey Ganong and uncle, Gilbert White Ganong, founded the Ganong Brothers Limited candy business in 1873. He became the head of the family business when his uncle died without leaving any heirs and served as its president from 1917 to 1957. In 1930 he was elected to the Canadian Parliament as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada for the district of Charlotte, serving until 1935. A fan and enthusiastic participant in the sport of curling, he helped to construct Saint Stephen's first curling rink. In 1930 he donated a trophy to the winner of the provincial curling championship that bore his name for the next fifty years. He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, following its formation in 1979. He died at the age of 83.
Canadian Businessman and Politician. He is remembered for introducing the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America in 1910, along with company employee George Ensor. Born the sixth of seven children, his father, James Harvey Ganong and uncle, Gilbert White Ganong, founded the Ganong Brothers Limited candy business in 1873. He became the head of the family business when his uncle died without leaving any heirs and served as its president from 1917 to 1957. In 1930 he was elected to the Canadian Parliament as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada for the district of Charlotte, serving until 1935. A fan and enthusiastic participant in the sport of curling, he helped to construct Saint Stephen's first curling rink. In 1930 he donated a trophy to the winner of the provincial curling championship that bore his name for the next fifty years. He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, following its formation in 1979. He died at the age of 83.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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