Walter Bain Reynolds
Walter Bain Reynolds (May 24, 1869 – March 12, 1949) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1937 to 1949 as a Progressive Conservative.
Walter Bain Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1937–1951 | |
| Preceded by | George Taylor Fulford |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gordon MacOdrum |
| Constituency | Leeds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1869 Brockville, Ontario |
| Died | March 12, 1949 (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Grant (m. 1921) |
The son of James Reynolds and Alice Riley, he was born in Brockville and was educated there. In 1921, Reynolds married Margaret Grant. He served as a public school trustee from 1905 to 1915, served on the public utilities commission from 1914 to 1922 and was mayor of Brockville from 1923 to 1928.[1]
During his time as mayor, Reynolds donated a swimming pavilion with change rooms to St. Lawrence Park on the Brockville waterfront.[2]
He died in office in 1949.[3]
References
- Normandin, G P (1947). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- "City waterfront paradise celebrates a century as public park". Brockville Recorder. June 25, 2009.
- Journals. Volume 84. Ontario Legislative Assembly. 1950.
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