Arvid Waldemar Lundell (September 6, 1899 – May 6, 1984) was a newspaper owner and political figure in

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. He represented Revelstoke in the

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from 1949 to 1952 as a

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member of the Coalition Government, and from 1956 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1966 as a

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member. He was born in

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in 1889, the son of Frederick Lundell and Kerstin Cederholm, both natives of

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. 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'': As a newsboy, he had delivered the first issue and then, later, he became its owner. Lundell also served as an alderman for Revelstoke and was mayor of Revelstoke from 1962 to 1969. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952, 1953, 1960, and a 1962 byelection. Lundell was also president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. He died in Revelstoke at the age of 84.

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