Walter Bain Reynolds

Walter Bain Reynolds (May 24, 1869 – March 12, 1949) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1937 to 1949 as a Progressive Conservative.[1][2]

The son of James Reynolds and Alice Riley, he was born in Brockville and was educated there. In 1921, Reynolds married Margaret Grant. He served as a public school trustee from 1905 to 1915, served on the public utilities commission from 1914 to 1922 and was mayor of Brockville from 1923 to 1928.[1]

During his time as mayor, Reynolds donated a swimming pavilion with change rooms to St. Lawrence Park on the Brockville waterfront.[3]

He died in office in 1949.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, G P (1947). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ↑ "Walter Bain Reynolds, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
  3. ↑ "City waterfront paradise celebrates a century as public park". Brockville Recorder. June 25, 2009.
  4. ↑ Journals. Volume 84. Ontario Legislative Assembly. 1950.
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