William Arthur Goodfellow (August 18, 1901 – May 10, 1983) was a politician in

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1943 to 1963 who represented the riding of

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. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of George Drew, Thomas Kennedy,

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, and

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Background

Goodfellow was born on the family farm in

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. He attended Warkworth High School and the

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. In 1922, he was elected as a Councillor in Brighton Township, later becoming Deputy-Reeve and then Reeve. On September 20, 1924, he married Dora Agusta Philp (June 24, 1903 – February 19, 1986) at the farm of the bride's parents in Colborne, Ontario. They had five children. in 1963, Goodfellow was remarried, this time to Barbara Calderwood (January 6, 1910 – 1993).
Genealogical records He is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton, Ontario.

Politics

First elected in the general election in 1943, Goodfellow was re-elected in the general elections in 1945, 1948, 1951, 1955 and 1959. He served as member of the George A. Drew,

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and

majority Progressive Conservative governments. From 1943 to 1946, he served as a backbench member of the government, sitting on an average of six Standing Committees of the Legislative Assembly. On January 7, 1946, he was appointed as the Minister of Public Welfare, a position he held until August 17, 1955. From August 17, 1955 until November 1, 1956, he served as Minister of Municipal Affairs. For several months, he held two Ministerial positions as, on August 1, 1956, he was also appointed as the

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. He kept that portfolio until November 8, 1961, at which time he was named as the

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. On October 25, 1962, he gave up that position and served as

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until the end of his fifth term in office. In October 1963, Goodfellow retired from political life.

Cabinet posts

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodfellow, William Arthur 1901 births 1983 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Ontario People from Northumberland County, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs