Bill Goodfellow

{{Infobox officeholder | name = William Arthur Goodfellow | image = William Arthur Goodfellow portrait.jpg | caption = Goodfellow, {{circa|1962}} | office = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]] | term_start = 1943 | term_end = 1963 | predecessor = [[Harold Norman Carr]] | successor = [[Russell Rowe|Russell Daniel Rowe]] | constituency = [[Northumberland (Ontario provincial electoral district)|Northumberland]] | party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1901|8|18}} | birth_place = Brighton Township, [[Northumberland County, Ontario]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1983|5|10|1901|8|18}} | death_place = Brighton, Ontario | occupation = Farmer }} '''William Arthur Goodfellow''' (August 18, 1901 – May 10, 1983) was a politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1943 to 1963 who represented the riding of [[Northumberland (Ontario provincial electoral district)|Northumberland]]. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of [[George A. Drew|George Drew]], [[Thomas Laird Kennedy|Thomas Kennedy]], [[Leslie Frost]], and [[John Robarts]].

==Background== Goodfellow was born on the family farm in [[Northumberland County, Ontario]]. He attended Warkworth High School and the [[Ontario Agricultural College]]. 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).<ref>[http://www.treesbydan.com/p17.htm]| Genealogical records</ref>

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]], [[Thomas Laird Kennedy]], [[Leslie Frost]] and [[John Robarts]] 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 [[Ministry of Community and Social Services|Minister of Public Welfare]], a position he held until August 17, 1955. From August 17, 1955 until November 1, 1956, he served as [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)|Minister of Municipal Affairs]]. For several months, he held two Ministerial positions as, on August 1, 1956, he was also appointed as the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture]]. He kept that portfolio until November 8, 1961, at which time he was named as the [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario|Minister of Highways]]. On October 25, 1962, he gave up that position and served as [[Minister without portfolio]] until the end of his fifth term in office. In October 1963, Goodfellow retired from political life.

===Cabinet posts=== {{s-start}} {{Canadian cabinet member navigational box header |ministry=John_Robarts}} {{ministry box cabinet posts | post1preceded = [[Frederick Cass|Fred Cass]] | post1 = [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario|Minister of Highways]] | post1years = 1961-1962 | post1note = Minister without Portfolio (1962-1963) | post1followed = [[Charles MacNaughton]] }} {{Canadian cabinet member navigational box header |ministry=Leslie_Frost}} {{ministry box cabinet posts | post3preceded = [[Fletcher Stewart Thomas]] | post3 = [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture]] | post3years = 1956-1961 | post3note = | post3followed = [[William Atcheson Stewart|Bill Stewart]]

| post1preceded = ''himself'' | post1 = [[Ministry of Community and Social Services|Minister of Public Welfare]] | post1years = 1949-1955 | post1note = | post1followed = [[Louis-Pierre Cécile]] }} {{Canadian cabinet member navigational box header |ministry=Thomas_Kennedy}} {{ministry box cabinet posts | post1preceded = ''himself'' | post1 = [[Ministry of Community and Social Services|Minister of Public Welfare]] | post1years = 1948-1949 | post1note = | post1followed = ''himself'' }} {{Canadian cabinet member navigational box header |ministry=George_Drew}} {{ministry box cabinet posts | post1preceded = [[Percy Vivian]] | post1 = [[Ministry of Community and Social Services|Minister of Public Welfare]] | post1years = 1946-1948 | post1note = | post1followed = ''himself'' }} {{s-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Ontario MPP biography|id=william-arthur-goodfellow|name=William Arthur Goodfellow|old_id=1210}}

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