Gordon Innes

Who is Gordon Innes?

Gordon William Innes was a Canadian politician, who represented Oxford in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1963 and then again from 1967 to 1971 as a Liberal member.

Innes was first elected in the general election in 1955 and re-elected in the general election in 1959. He was defeated in the general election in 1963 by the PC candidate, Gordon William Pittock, but turned around and defeated Pittock during the subsequent general election in 1967. Innes retired from politic life in 1971. Innes sat in Opposition during his entire political career, but he did serve on a variety of Standing Committeess of the Legislative Assembly, with a particular interest in agriculture, conservation, lands and forests, and fish and game interests.

Prior to his election, Innes was a holstein cattle breeder in Oxford County. In 1972, Innes and his Cityview Farm operation was recognized as a "Master Breeder" by the Holstein Canada. After leaving political office, Innes was appointed as a provincial court judge.

Innes died in 1981 and is buried in the Oxford Memorial Park, just outside Woodstock, Ontario.