Arthur D. Ganong

Arthur D. Ganong
Sons of James H. Ganong, 1895; Walter and Edwin (standing), William and Arthur (seated)
Born	(1877-08-03)August 3, 1877 St. Stephen, New Brunswick Canada
Died	November, 1960 (aged 83) Saint John, New Brunswick Canada
Resting place	St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
Residence	St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Occupation	Businessman, politician
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Board member of	New Brunswick Telephone Co. Ltd., Canadian Manufacturer's Association President, Maritime Board of Trade Senate of the University of New Brunswick President, New Brunswick and Canada Railway Co.
Spouse(s)	Berla Frances Whidden
Children	Carmen, Whidden, Philip D., Joan
Parent(s)	James Harvey Ganong & Susan E. Brittain

Arthur Deinstadt Ganong (August 3, 1877 – November, 1960) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick into a chocolate making family and would serve as president of Ganong Bros. Limited from 1917 to 1957.

He was the sixth of the seven children of James Harvey Ganong and Susan E. Brittan. His father and his uncle, Gilbert, founded the chocolate-making company in 1873. Among his siblings are educator Susie, businessman Edwin, botanist William, and Kit Ganong Whidden.

On 8 June 1904, Arthur Ganong married Berla Frances Whidden (1878–1958) of Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The couple had four children.

Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue. Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a chocolate bar to take along on their fishing trips and in 1910 the company introduced Pal-o-Mine, the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America.

In the 1930 Canadian federal election, Ganong was elected the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada member of parliament for the Charlotte riding, serving until 1935.

A fan and enthusiastic participant in the sport of curling, Arthur Ganong helped build the town's first curling rink. In 1930 he donated a trophy to the winner of the provincial curling championship that bore his name for the next fifty years.