David Gordon (Australian politician)

The Honourable Sir David Gordon
President of the Legislative Council of South Australia
In office 7 July 1932 – 29 February 1944
Preceded by	Sir Lancelot Stirling
Succeeded by	Sir Walter Duncan
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
In office 15 November 1913 – 28 April 1944
Preceded by	John Duncan
Succeeded by	Reginald Rudall
Member of the Australian Parliament for Boothby
In office 11 November 1911 – 31 May 1913
Preceded by	Lee Batchelor
Succeeded by	George Dankel
Personal details
Born	David John Gordon (1865-05-04)4 May 1865 Riverton, South Australia
Died	12 February 1946(1946-02-12) (aged 80) Unley Park, South Australia
Political party	Commonwealth Liberal Party
Spouse	Anna Peel (m.1888)
Occupation	Journalist

Sir David John Gordon (4 May 1865 – 12 February 1946) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913, before going into state politics and becoming a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1913 to 1944 (president from 1932). He was briefly Minister of Education and Minister of Repatriation under SA Premier Archibald Peake in 1917.