Gordon Millen was a politician from Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Canada

Canada

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. He served several years on city council before being elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament

Member of Provincial Parliament

A Member of Provincial Parliament is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The titular designation "Member of Provincial Parliament" and the initialism "MPP" were formally adopted by the Legislature on April 7, 1938...

.

Millen was a dentist by profession, and served in the First World War with the Canadian Army Dental Corps. In Toronto he set up a practice on Danforth Avenue

Danforth Avenue

Danforth Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its western end begins in Old Toronto from the Prince Edward Viaduct as a continuation of Bloor Street and continues through East York until intersecting with Kingston Road in Scarborough...

 and became involved in the local community. He served as president of the Danforth Business Association and beginning in 1932 tried several time to be elected to city council. He was finally successful in the 1937 election

Toronto municipal election, 1937

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 6, 1937. Ralph Day was elected mayor defeating incumbent William D. Robbins.-Toronto mayor:...

, winning a seat in Ward 1.

In 1945 he won the provincial Progressive Conservative nomination for the riding of Riverdale

Riverdale, Toronto

Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue and Greektown to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/GO tracks, and Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south....

 in a close contest against his fellow Ward 1 alderman Leslie Saunders. In the 1945 Ontario election

Ontario general election, 1945

The Ontario general election of 1945 was held on June 4, 1945, to elect the 90 members of the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

 Millen won the seat, defeating incumbent Leslie Wismer of the CCF.

Part way through his first term Millen fell ill and died in April of 1948. The baseball stadium that then stood in Riverdale Park

Riverdale Park (Toronto)

Riverdale Park is a large park spanning the Lower Don River, Toronto, Ontario, Canada between Cabbagetown to the west and Broadview Avenue in Riverdale to the east. Recreational fields for soccer, baseball, and Ultimate are available on both sides of the river with a swimming pool, tennis courts...

was named Millen Memorial Stadium in his honour.