Gordon Daniel Conant [SEP] position held
Gordon Daniel Conant
Gordon Daniel Conant, (January 11, 1885 – January 2, 1953) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and the 12th Premier of Ontario.
Personal life.
Born in Cedar Dale, East Whitby Township (now part of the City of Oshawa) in Ontario, Conant was a member of one of Oshawa’s early European families and his family name is well known in Oshawa. He was educated at the University of Toronto, and Osgoode Hall Law School, and was called to the
1942, when he was dropped from the position after Gordon Daniel Conant succeeded Hepburn as Liberal leader and premier.
Life after politics.
He did not run for reelection in the 1943 election, instead accepting an appointment as registrar of deeds for the city of Toronto.
He died on February 4, 1964 at his home in Toronto of a heart attack.