Famous People with Name Gunn

Peter Gunn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peter Gunn: was a politician from Alberta, Canada.After moving to Canada, he ran for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1909 Alberta general election. With no other opposition candidates he was acclaimed to his first term in office. He ran for his second term in the 1913 Alberta general election, this time defeating Conservative candidate George R. Barker in a hotly contested race. Gunn won the election by a 43 vote margin.

Benjamin B. Gunn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin B. Gunn: was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Huron South in the general elections of 1904. A Conservative, he died in office in 1907.

Alexander Gunn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander Gunn: was a Scottish grocery wholesaler who immigrated to Canada and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1878 election defeating incumbent Leader of the Opposition Sir John A. Macdonald. He was re-elected in 1882 then lost in 1887 and again in 1891 to Macdonald.