Victor Quelch
Victor Quelch (December 13, 1891 – September 2, 1975) was a Canadian farmer, soldier, and long-serving Member of Parliament for Acadia in Alberta. He was born in Georgetown, British Guiana, to British parents, studied at Fulneck School in West Yorkshire, and moved to Canada in 1909.
Quelch served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I (1914–1918), reaching the rank of captain and receiving the Military Cross for bravery.
He entered politics with the Social Credit Party and was elected MP for Acadia in 1935, defeating the incumbent Robert Gardiner. He held the seat for 23 years, winning re-election in 1940 by a margin of 27 votes against Arthur Day, and again in 1945, 1949, and 1953 (defeating Day each time). In 1950, he was appointed as one of six MPs from all parties to advise the Canadian staff to the United Nations Assembly. He won a final term in 1957 in a landslide and retired from federal politics in 1958.
During his time in Parliament, Quelch served as the critic for finance, agriculture, and fisheries. He died of pneumonia in Kamloops, British Columbia, in 1975. Although no tribute was paid at the time of his death, a tribute was read in 1999 by MP David Chatters.
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