John Fawcett Gordon

Who was John Fawcett Gordon?

John Fawcett Gordon PC was a politician in Northern Ireland.

He 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 in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and then Carrick from 1921-43.

He served as Minister of Labour from 1938-43. 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.