Gerald Gordon Symons (September 7, 1921 – November 22, 2012), Lord of Whitehouses, Nottinghamshire, U.K., was an author, poet, painter, and successful pioneer in the Canadian insurance industry. Symons served as Chairman of ten different insurance and financial institutions across Canada and the United States, including Goran Capital Inc., Symons International Group, Pafco General Insurance Company, IGF Insurance Company, and GGS Management Inc.
7-1596: This article is about the surname. For the meteorological honour, see Symons Gold Medal . For the Canadian valley, see Symons Valley, Calgary . Symons is a surname which may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] A. J. A. Symons (1900–1941), English author Arthur Symons (1865–1945), English poet Elaine Symons (born 1974), Irish actress Emily Symons (born 1969), Australian actress George Gardner Symons (1861–1930), American painter Jane Symons (born 1959), Australian media consultant, journalist and author Julian Symons (1912–1994), English author Kevin Symons (born 1971), US actor Mason Symons (born 1989), American wheelchair rugby player Mel Symons (f. 1900–2000s), Australian media personality Mitchell Symons (born 1957), English author Peeter Symons (fl 1629–1636), Flemish painter Red Symons (born 1949), English-born Australian musician and entertainer Scott Symons (1933–2009), Canadian author Education [ edit ] Benjamin Parsons Symons (1785–1878), English academic administrator Joyce Symons (1919–2004), Chinese-born female educator Thomas Symons (1929–2021), Canadian academic and author Thomas B. Symons (1880–1970), American academic Military [ edit ] George Symons (VC) (1826–1871), British Army officer awarded
14-615: A small residential town with two brothers, John and Arthur (Randy). Each of the three boys grew to become surviving pilots in the Second World War. Their father, Gerald Symons, was a surviving member of the Canadian Forces of World War I and World War II. Gordon Symons began his military career with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and graduated as a Sergeant-Pilot. He was soon sent overseas on
21-656: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Symons Gold Medal The Symons Gold Medal is awarded biennially by the Royal Meteorological Society for distinguished work in the field of meteorological science. It was established in 1901 in memory of George James Symons , a notable British meteorologist. Source (1978-): Royal Metereological Society Gordon Symons Born in 1921 in Lachine, Quebec , Symons grew up in Dixie,
28-467: The surname Symons . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Symons&oldid=1243563289 " Categories : Surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
35-655: The Queen Mary and was sent for training in Bournemouth on the south coast of England. Thereafter, Symons flew Beaufighters and Mosquitos on Anti Shipping Strikes with Squadron 143 of the Royal Air Force , attacking German naval and merchant ships in France, Belgium, German and Scandinavian waters." Upon his safe return to Canada after the war, Gordon attended university at Sir George Williams, Montreal, entering
42-1782: The Victoria Cross Penn Symons (1843–1899), British Army officer killed in the Second Boer War William Symons (1889–1948), Australian officer awarded the Victoria Cross Politics [ edit ] Doug Symons (fl. 1990s), Canadian politician Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (born 1951), English politician Joanne L. Symons , American politician Sciences [ edit ] Donald Symons (born 1942), American anthropologist George James Symons (1838–1900), English meteorological pioneer Sports [ edit ] B. J. Symons (born 1980), US athlete in football Bill Symons (born 1943), US-born Canadian athlete in football Elmer Symons (born 1977), South African motorcycle rider Jack Symons (1912–unknown), Australian athlete in football Kit Symons (born 1971), Welsh international footballer Michael Symons (born 1971), Australian athlete in football Mike Symons (1918–1984), English athlete in canoe Ruth Symons (1914–2004), New Zealand female athlete in cricket Other [ edit ] Ernest Symons (1913–1990), English government official Gordon Symons (1928–2012), Canadian writer and businessman Harry L. Symons (1892–1962), Canadian writer and businessman Joseph Keith Symons (born 1932), American Catholic bishop See also [ edit ] Simmons (surname) Simmons (disambiguation) Simons Symon Symonds [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
49-694: The field of finance. A decade later, in 1964, he formed G. Gordon Symons Co. Ltd., a predecessor to Goran Capital Inc., a public holding company specializing in insurance. Over the course of three decades, Symons grew his family of companies, becoming one of the largest non-standard automobile insurers in the United States. In 2006, Symons released a World War II autobiography entitled The Boys of Spring. The 713-page book contains actual flight mission records, obtained by Symons through R.A.F. Records Division in Kew, England and many coming of age stories related to
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