Sveinn Thorvaldson

Sveinn Thorvaldson

Sveinn Thorvaldson (March 3, 1872—1950) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party.

Thorvaldson was born in Iceland, and came to Canada in 1887. He was educated at public schools, and at the Collegiate Institute of Winnipeg. He worked as a merchant, and was secretary-treasurer of Sigurdson Thorvaldson Ltd. In religion, he was a Unitarian.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Einar Jonasson and Independent-Liberal Taras Dempster Ferley in the constituency of Gimli. The Conservatives won a majority government, and Thorvaldson served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond P. Roblin's government.

In 1915, the Roblin administration was forced to resign from office amid a serious corruption scandal. A new election was called, which the Liberal Party won in a landslide. Thorvaldson lost the Gimli constituency to Ferley by 610 votes.

Thorvaldson's son, Gunnar S. Thorvaldson, also served in the assembly from 1941 to 1949.


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