Arvid Lundell

Arvid Waldemar Lundell (September 6, 1899 – May 6, 1984) was a newspaper owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1949 to 1952 as a Conservative member of the Coalition Government, and from 1956 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1966 as a Social Credit member.

He was born in Revelstoke, British Columbia in 1889,[1] the son of Frederick Lundell and Kerstin Cederholm, both natives of Sweden. 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:[1] as a newsboy, he had delivered the first issue and then, later, he became its owner.[2] Lundell also served as an alderman for Revelstoke[1] and was mayor of Revelstoke from 1962 to 1969.[3] He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952, 1953 and 1960.[4] Lundell was also president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association.[2] He died in Revelstoke at the age of 84.[5]