Arvid Lundell

Arvid Lundell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
1949–1952
Preceded byWilliam James Johnson
Succeeded byVincent Segur
ConstituencyRevelstoke
In office
1949–1952
Preceded byVincent Segur
Succeeded byGeorge Hobbs
ConstituencyRevelstoke
Personal details
Born
Arvid Waldemar Lundell

(1899-09-06)September 6, 1899
Revelstoke, British Columbia
DiedMay 6, 1984(1984-05-06) (aged 84)
Revelstoke, British Columbia
Political partyCoalition/Conservative/Social Credit
Spouse(s)Isabel Dunlop
Janet McTaggart
Occupationnewspaper owner and editor

Arvid Waldemar Lundell (September 6, 1899 – May 6, 1984) was a newspaper owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1949 to 1952 as a Conservative member of the Coalition Government, and from 1956 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1966 as a Social Credit member.

He was born in Revelstoke, British Columbia in 1889,[1] the son of Frederick Lundell and Kerstin Cederholm, both natives of Sweden. Lundell was married twice: first to Isabel Dunlop in 1922 and then to Janet McTaggart in 1934. He was the publisher of the Revelstoke Review:[1] As a newsboy, he had delivered the first issue and then, later, he became its owner.[2] Lundell also served as an alderman for Revelstoke[1] and was mayor of Revelstoke from 1962 to 1969.[3] He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952, 1953, 1960, and a 1962 byelection.[4] Lundell was also president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association.[2] He died in Revelstoke at the age of 84.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Normandin, Pierre G (1951). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1951.
  2. ^ a b "Post Scripts". Financial Post. October 7, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  3. ^ Keough, Terrence (2010). My Green Age. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4269-2322-7. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  4. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  5. ^ "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-11-23.[permanent dead link‍]


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