Arvid Waldemar Lundell

Arvid Waldemar Lundell (September 16, 1899[1] – May 6, 1984[2]) 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:[1] as a newsboy, he had delivered the first issue and then, later, he became its owner.[3] Lundell also served as an alderman for Revelstoke[1] and was mayor of Revelstoke from 1962 to 1969.[4] He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952, 1953 and 1960.[5] Lundell was also president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association.[3] He died in Revelstoke at the age of 84.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Normandin, Pierre G (1951). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1951.
  2. 1 2 "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  3. 1 2 "Post Scripts". Financial Post. October 7, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  4. ↑ Keough, Terrence (2010). My Green Age. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 1-4269-2322-8. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  5. ↑ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-27.


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