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The Reverend Charles W. Gordon 1860-1937
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2005
Photo from Google Street View ©2010 Google - Posted October, 2010
Photo Source - Wikipedia
Plaque Location
The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
The Township of North Glengarry
In St. Elmo, on Road 20 just east of Concession 8
4.0 km south of Highway 417
Coordinates: N 45 18.700 W 74 52.470 |
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Plaque Text
Born at Indian Lands (St. Elmo), Gordon was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1890. He served as a missionary in the North West Territories until 1893 and the following year was called to St. Stephens in Winnipeg. A chaplain during the War of 1914-18, he was Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada 1921-22. Under the pen name of Ralph Connor, Gordon became one of Canada's leading authors and wrote such books as "The Man from Glengarry", "The Sky Pilot" and "Glengarry School Days". The themes of many of his novels were drawn from his missionary experiences and boyhood memories of Glengarry.
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