Gilbert Ganong

The Honourable Gilbert White Ganong
Ganong in April 1907
Member of Parliament for Charlotte
In office August 19, 1896 – September 17, 1908
Preceded by	Arthur Hill Gillmor
Succeeded by	William Frederick Todd
14th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office June 29, 1917 – October 31, 1917
Monarch	George V
Governor General	The Duke of Devonshire
Premier	Walter E. Foster
Preceded by	Josiah Wood
Succeeded by	William Pugsley
Personal details
Born	(1851-05-22)May 22, 1851 Springfield, New Brunswick, British North America
Died	October 31, 1917(1917-10-31) (aged 66) St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
Resting place	St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
Political party	Liberal-Conservative
Spouse	Maria Famicha Robinson ​ ​ (m. 1876)​
Children	No children
Parent(s)	Francis Daniel Ganong & Deborah Ruth Kierstead
Residence(s)	St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Occupation	Businessman, politician, statesman

Gilbert White Ganong (May 22, 1851 – October 31, 1917) was a Canadian politician, the 14th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and co-founder of Ganong Bros. Limited, candy makers in the town of St. Stephen.

Born in Springfield, New Brunswick the son of Francis Daniel Ganong and Deborah Ruth Kierstead, he was a descendant of Jean Guenon, a Huguenot exile from La Rochelle, France who settled in New Amsterdam during the second half of the 17th century then several generations later following the American Revolutionary War, some of Guenon's antecedents were United Empire Loyalists who settled in New Brunswick (then part of Nova Scotia) in 1783.

In 1873, Gilbert Ganong co-founded Ganong Bros. Limited with his brother James.

In 1896, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Charlotte. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904, but was defeated in 1908.

On June 29, 1917, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and served until his death in October. His death was due to "intestinal toxemia complications with nephritis". He was 66 years of age.