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Canadian politician
George Arthur Welsh
DSO
& Bar
(28 July 1896 – 16 February 1965) was a Canadian flying ace, farmer and political figure. He represented
Muskoka?Ontario
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a
Progressive Conservative
member from 1945 to 1955.
He was born in
Sunderland, Ontario
, the son of Art Welsh, and was educated there, in
Lindsay
and at the
University of Toronto
where he qualified as a Physical Education teacher. In 1917, he enlisted with the
Royal Flying Corps
and served in northeast France during World War I. He received the
Belgian Croix de guerre
and was credited with five "victories". On his return, he served as village postmaster and took over ownership of the family farm and mill.
At the beginning of World War II, Welsh reenlisted in the
Canadian Army
and was put in charge of an anti-tank battery. His unit took part in the
Allied invasion of Sicily
in July 1943. Welsh was awarded the
Distinguished Service Order
twice. He was wounded in September 1943 and returned to Canada to serve as commander of the training wing at
Camp Shilo
. Welsh served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Travel and Publicity from 1946 to 1948 and
Provincial Secretary and Registrar
from 1949 to 1955. After retiring from politics, Welsh served as sheriff for
Ontario County
.
He died of a
heart attack
in
Hastings, Barbados
.
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Riding renamed to Muskoka.
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