Harold Edward Welsh (May 5, 1896 – May 20, 1943) was a politician in

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1936 to 1943 who represented the eastern Ontario riding of Hastings East.

Background

The son of William Frederick Welsh and Caroline Mabel Oatwater, he was born in

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and was educated at the

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. He worked as a country doctor, living in Roslin and also served as coroner for

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and as medical officer of health for Huntingdon, Thurlow and Tyendinaga townships.

Politics

Welsh was elected to the assembly in 1936, defeating Liberal candidate Dr. Harold A. Boyce in a bitterly contested by-election held following the death of

James Ferguson Hill James Ferguson Hill (November 5, 1871 – October 15, 1936) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1936 as a Conservative. The son of Matthew Hill a ...

. Liberal amendments altering the distribution of school taxes between public and Roman Catholic schools were a crucial issue in the by-election. Welsh died in office; he drowned while fishing in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Welsh, Harold E 1890s births 1964 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Deaths by drowning in Canada Accidental deaths in Ontario Canadian coroners