Welland Stewart Gemmell (October 10, 1910 – June 18, 1954) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 until his death in 1954.[1]
Welland Gemmell | |
|---|---|
| MPP for Sudbury | |
| In office June 7, 1948 – June 18, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Carlin |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Monaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1910 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 18, 1954 (aged 43) North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
A member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Gemmell won the riding in the 1948 election, following a rift in the Sudbury area's labour movement which resulted in vote splitting between incumbent MPP Robert Carlin and a new CCF candidate.[2]
Gemmell was appointed to the cabinet of Leslie Frost, serving as Minister of Mines from May 4, 1949 to June 3, 1952,[3] and thereafter as Minister of Lands and Forests until June 18, 1954.[4] He died of a heart attack at a hotel in North Bay on June 18, 1954.[5]
A byelection was not called to replace Gemmell following his death; the Sudbury riding instead remained vacant until it was won by Gerry Monaghan in the 1955 provincial election.[6]