James Elliott Gordon Chaplin

1906 - 1964  (57 years)

• Name	James Elliott Gordon Chaplin
  Born	31 Jul 1906	St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1936	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Elected Office	1945	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	MPP - Waterloo South
  Elected Office	1962	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	MP - Waterloo South
  Name	Gordon Chaplin
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99586
  Died	27 Jul 1964  [1]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I99586	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Dew Chaplin,   b. 20 Mar 1863,   d. 23 Aug 1937  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Edna Elizabeth Burgess,   b. 22 Apr 1865,   d. 7 Sep 1959  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F32327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Elizabeth Goring,   b. 17 Jan 1907,   d. 2 Jan 1999  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. James Dhu "Jim" Chaplin,   b. 26 Dec 1932,   d. 15 Nov 2015, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F11790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Chaplin family sells Canadian General-Tower business Nov 30, 2012 CAMBRIDGE It is the end of an era for Canadian General-Tower, a Cambridge plant that has been in the Chaplin family since the early 1900s. Rick Chaplin, chief executive of Canadian General-Tower and part of a fifth generation of Chaplin family industrialists in Cambridge, announced on Friday that the company was sold to Holcan Investments of Burlington. Canadian General-Tower on Middleton Street in Cambridge is a major producer of coated fabrics and flexible polyvinyl chloride films, used in everything from vinyl trim for the auto industry and swimming pool liners to roofing membranes and environmental containment products. It is one of the oldest operating industries in Cambridge. ... The Chaplain family industrial roots go back to William Chaplin, who in the 1800s got into tool and wooden wheel manufacturing. His son, J.D. Chaplin, took over the Victoria Wheel Works factory in Galt and renamed it to Canadian General Rubber Company in 1927. The company then passed to Gordon Chaplin, who was also a one-time member of Parliament for Waterloo South. When he died, his son Jim took over and led the company for decades, growing it from $3 million in annual sales to $300 million and establishing the company's presence throughout Canada and in the United States. Jim's son Rick took over as executive chair of the company about two years ago. Jim's daughter, Jan Chaplin, had also been involved in the business as president and chief executive officer but stepped down in 2009. During the war years, the company was a major supplier of coated fabrics including rain wear, and then got into consumer products such as shower curtains, wall coverings and table cloths....rsimone@therecord.com Waterloo Region Record 30 Nov 2012 _________________________ The village of Ayr, along with the rest of South Waterloo, was saddened on Saturday by the death of the constituency's member of parliament, Gordon Chaplin of Galt. Mr. Chaplin, 57, who held the seat for the Progressive Conservatives, had been in poor health for several months, but his condition became critical only three weeks ago. A resident of Galt since 1936, Mr. Chaplin was a prominent industrialist, holding the position of president and general manager of Canadian General Tower. He resigned the latter position in 1962 to devote more time to his political responsibilities. He began his political career in 1945 when he was elected as Conservative member for this riding to the Ontario Legislature, where he served until 1948. He was first elected to the Commons in 1961 and had held the seat since. The funeral at Trinity Anglican Church, Galt, on Monday was largely attended by friends and associates. Among the dignitaries present was Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker. Leader of the Opposition. The Ayr News Jul 2 1964 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . CHAPLIN/ in loving memory of/ James Elliott Gordon Chaplin/ July 31, 1906 - June 27, 1964/ member of the Legislative Assembly/ ( of Ontario) 1945-1948 / Member of the Parliament of Canada/ 1962-1964

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1936 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - MPP - Waterloo South - 1945 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - MP - Waterloo South - 1962 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth