Peter McGibbon

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{about||the Canadian politician (1854–1921)|Peter Robert McGibbon}}

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| honorific-prefix =

| name = Peter McGibbon

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| constituency_MP = Muskoka

| parliament = Canadian

| term_start = 1917

| term_end = 1921

| predecessor = William Wright

| successor = William James Hammell

| constituency_MP2 = Muskoka—Ontario

| parliament2 = Canadian

| term_start2 = 1925

| term_end2 = 1935

| successor2 = Stephen Joseph Furniss

| birth_date = {{birth date|1873|08|19}}

| birth_place = St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1936|10|10|1873|08|19}}

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| party = Conservative

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| occupation = Physician

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Peter McGibbon (August 19, 1873 – October 10, 1936) was a Canadian politician.

Biography

Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, McGibbon was a physician by profession. During World War I, he was a medical officer with the 1st Black Watch and the 8th Royal Berkshire Regiment. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1915. A city councillor for the city of Bracebridge, Ontario, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Muskoka in 1917 as a Unionist. He was defeated in 1921 but was re-elected in 1925 as a Conservative for the newly created electoral district of Muskoka—Ontario. He was defeated in 1935.

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