JERICHO ECHO ARTICLE
October 2002
Gordon was born in Jericho in 1918. He was raised in one of our two-up, two-down houses and was a choirboy at St. Barnabas. Gordon often told the story of how the house was so small that that he and his twin brother Anthony (Jericho's former cobbler) had to go next door to sleep. Gordon worked in the electricity industry all his life but his most significant contribution to the city was his 1960-83 period as a councillor for South Ward which culminated in him becoming Lord Mayor. He also helped build the links with Bonn and Leiden. But he never turned his back on Jericho and supported many Oxford charities. On one occasion he took the role of Father Christmas at St. Barnabas School and, discovering they were 35 presents short, raced around local shops in full costume, gathering up the necessary presents. Gordon died in the John Radcliffe surrounded by his wife Dorothy and his family and friends.