Background
He was born in Sant Point Lake, Ontario, on the border of the United States. state of Minnesota and Ontario.
He was born in Sant Point Lake, Ontario, on the border of the United States. state of Minnesota and Ontario.
First elected in the general election in 1951, Connell was re-elected in the general elections in 1955, 1959, 1963 and 1967. In recognition of his public service, the three and a half mile causeway linking Rainy River to Atikokan and carrying Ontario Highway 11, was named the "Noden Causeway". The Causeway opened on June 28, 1965, while Noden was still an Master in Public Policy.
From 1926 to 1958, Noden was the co-owner the Gillmor-Noden Hardware Store on Scott, the main street in Fort Frances.
Despite his lengthy time in office, Noden never sat in Cabinet but was a member of an exceptionally large number of Standing Committees of the Legislative Assembly, sitting on as many as ten, simultaneously. He was a Mason and a member of Granite Lodge #446.