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 by | James Ferguson Hill |
| Succeeded by | Roscoe Robson |
| Constituency | Hastings East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1897 Moira, Ontario |
| Died | April 1, 1964 (aged 66) Algonquin Park, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Physician |
Background edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b Normandin, A L (1939). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1939.
- ^ Canadian Medical Association Journal. Canadian Medical Association. July 1943. p. 68. PMC 1827826.
- ^ Meehan, Peter (2002). "The East Hastings By-Election of 1936 and the Ontario Separate School Tax Question". Canadian Catholic Historical Association. 68: 105–132.
- ^ "Bitter By-election Recalled by Drowning". Windsor Daily Star. May 21, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-07-06.