Sunderland WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 17, [1965] - [1991], p. 4

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’G. Arthur Welsh | [ ® a y | ‘in cabinets of three Premiers â€" |â€"C. Arthur Welsh, Ontario| Mr. Welsh was a fighter pi-’ cabinet minister in the govern~. lot in World War One and was] ssontâ€"of George Drew, T. Lâ€"| decorated by King Albert of the |Kennedy and Lestie Frost died| Belgians after he attacked from a heart attack early yesâ€"| three German planes strafing terday in Hastings, Banbados.| the King‘s chateau. He downâ€" He was 68. ed_ two planes and drove the $ . | _ Arthur (Art) Welsh was wideâ€"| third off. R €y Y ’1y known in Lindsay, Sunderâ€" Premier Leslic Frost hailed m J 7 land and district largely beâ€"| M*. Welsh, when he departed ‘ cause of his keen interest and| £"OmM the cabinet as one of Onâ€" s 3 i ig tario‘s most illustrious soldiers. i > \in matters partaining to the The late G. Arthur Welsh < business, farming and sporting leaves his wife, the former Je +, 1 associations with people. He Ruby Miller whl) was with mm _ & was not large in stature, but| a4 the time of his death. He > ‘he was a veritable dyham0 M\ aisp leaves a son Thomas who to A 2 / local circles, especially in the| feaches school in Bancroft and t3 games of baseball and hockey, | 4 daughter. Mrs. Norman Wilâ€" 34â€" \"Burny" Welsh as he was nick son of Omemee. Mrs. Jack CA P poie s e ollhe ihe Hex| nommernamany is acclanrbint, C F players with the Sunderland the late Col. Welsh | \ball team in the days when it * won . championships © in a mm % f Mr. Welsh was born in Sunâ€" ;j:stg 1§e. gfiii&fas }(1): F ?\fogels derland and attend the LCI and i 3 5 19. 1ater the University of Toronto. in the shortstop area and directâ€" d ons o aoxe | s.." \He I ed many a winning play. . 55 | ‘vithp ThecBamilonigem He was fast and effective in |" s fimesececaniworld % y in Wnn se e uit War. MrgWelsh a colonel comâ€"| name "Tiger" Welsh, a name| [MÂ¥23!? e e se He! he carried with him through ‘ma“d_edltuge d Te ar his days with the 45th Regiâ€" IXHSY es i0 ment in Lindsay and across the | A Y°AT /2 E incely ’ battlefields of Flanders and Emgolfestilzelegoiglsaiure o dime > er femuatee | kokaâ€"Ontario and we reâ€"elected in 1948 and 1951. He served as Minister of Traâ€" vel and Publicity in 1945 and Minister of Planning and Deâ€" velopment in 1948. He was provincial secretary and regisâ€" trar in Leslie Frost‘s cabinet of 1949. f Mr. Welsh was for threeJ k years liquor commissioner for ' Ontario and at the time of h_is‘ death was sheriff of Ontario county and local registralf of| | the Supreme Court. He hved& ‘in Whithy.

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