Oscar Weichel

Oscar William Weichel
Member of Parliament for Waterloo North
In office March 1958 – September 1965
Personal details
Born	26 January 1894 Elmira, Ontario
Died	1 March 1968 (aged 74)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	journalist, postmaster

Oscar William Weichel (26 January 1894 - 1 March 1968), also known as "Mike" Weichel^[1] was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Elmira, Ontario and became a journalist and postmaster by career.

The son of John S. Weichel and Ida Rappel, he was educated in Elmira, Kitchener and at the Toronto Business College.^[2] Weichel was a talented sportsman in hockey and baseball and was within reach of a professional career. However, during military service in World War I, one of Weichel's legs was destroyed thereby ending his future prospects in these sports. He then directed his attention to coaching and administrative work, including 20 years of service on the executive of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association.^[1]

Weichel worked as a journalist with the Kitchener-Waterloo Record. He was secretary for the Toronto Harbour Commission from 1920 to 1922 and served as postmaster for Elmira from 1922 to 1958. In 1923, he married Olive Elizabeth Hughes.^[2]

By the late 1950s, his interests turned to politics. Weichel won a House of Commons seat at the Waterloo North riding in the 1958 general election and was re-elected there in 1962 and 1963. After completing his final term, the 26th Canadian Parliament, Weichel left federal politics and did not seek re-election as of the 1965 federal election.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Regional Municipality of Waterloo. "Waterloo County Hall of Fame - Inductees W-Z (O.W. "Mike" Weichel / 1894-1968)". http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/c56e308f49bfeb7885256abc0071ec9a/7FD0223B9BBBEE6085256B0A004D94F9?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 

External links

• Oscar Weichel - Parliament of Canada biography

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Name	Weichel, Oscar William
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Date of birth	26 January 1894
Place of birth	Elmira, Ontario
Date of death	1 March 1968
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