Arthur Child

Background

Child was born at London, England in 1915, the son of Alfred Child.

Education

He moved to Canada in 1919 and was educated in Hamilton, Ontario, but returned to England to play hockey in 1935.

Career

Child himself did not take to the ice during the tournament and was not awarded a gold medal. He also played for the Wembley Lions. Child later returned to Canada and worked as a supervisor for the American Can Company.

He was also involved in the local sports circles in Hamilton, Ontario.

He served until the Ontario general election, 1959. Child died of a heart attack while playing golf at the Dundas Golf and Country Club in 1996.

He was 80.

Achievements

• He was the backup goaltender for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics (see Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics).

Membership

He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. In the Ontario general election, 1951, Child was elected to the Ontario Legislative Assembly to represent the constituency of Wentworth as a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party.