Arvid Waldemar Lundell
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Arvid Waldemar Lundell 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
and from 1956 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1966 as a Social Credit
member.
He was born in Revelstoke, British Columbia
, 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: as a newsboy, he had delivered the first issue and then, later, he became its owner. Lundell also served as an alderman for Revelstoke and was mayor of Revelstoke from 1962 to 1969. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952, 1953 and 1960. Lundell was also president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. He died in Revelstoke at the age of 84.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He represented Revelstoke
Revelstoke (electoral district)
Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan...
in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
from 1949 to 1952 as a Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
and from 1956 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1966 as a Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
member.
He was born in Revelstoke, British Columbia
Revelstoke, British Columbia
Revelstoke is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located east of Vancouver, and west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and near its confluence with the Illecillewaet River...
, the son of Frederick Lundell and Kerstin Cederholm, both natives of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. 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: as a newsboy, he had delivered the first issue and then, later, he became its owner. Lundell also served as an alderman for Revelstoke and was mayor of Revelstoke from 1962 to 1969. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952, 1953 and 1960. Lundell was also president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. He died in Revelstoke at the age of 84.