Harold Edward Welsh

Harold Edward Welsh (May 5, 1896 – May 20, 1943) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1936 to 1943 who represented the eastern Ontario riding of Hastings East.

Harold E. Welsh
Ontario MPP
In office
1936–1943
Preceded byJames Ferguson Hill
Succeeded byRoscoe Robson
ConstituencyHastings East
Personal details
Born(1897-12-05)December 5, 1897
Moira, Ontario
DiedApril 1, 1964(1964-04-01) (aged 66)
Algonquin Park, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationPhysician

Background

The son of William Frederick Welsh and Caroline Mabel Oatwater, he was born in Moira, Ontario and was educated at the University of Toronto.[1] He worked as a country doctor, living in Roslin and also served as coroner for Hastings County and as medical officer of health for Huntingdon, Thurlow and Tyendinaga townships.[2][1]

Politics

Welsh was elected to the assembly in 1936, defeating Liberal candidate Dr. Harold A. Boyce in a bitterly contested by-election held following the death of James Ferguson Hill. Liberal amendments altering the distribution of school taxes between public and Roman Catholic schools were a crucial issue in the by-election.[3] Welsh died in office; he drowned while fishing in Algonquin Provincial Park.[4]

References
  1. Normandin, A L (1939). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1939.
  2. Canadian Medical Association Journal. Canadian Medical Association. July 1943. p. 68. PMC 1827826.
  3. Meehan, Peter (2002). "The East Hastings By-Election of 1936 and the Ontario Separate School Tax Question". Canadian Catholic Historical Association. 68: 105–132.
  4. "Bitter By-election Recalled by Drowning". Windsor Daily Star. May 21, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
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