Edward Arunah Dunlop, Jr.

Edward Arunah Dunlop, Jr.

Edward Arunah Dunlop (June 27 1919 – 1981) was an Ontario civil servant and political figure. He represented Forest Hill and then York Forest Hill in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1971 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Edward Arunah Dunlop, and educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. He married Dorothy Joyce Tupper, the daughter of Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, in 1944. Dunlop served with The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada from 1937 to 1944, reaching the rank of major. He was blinded in 1943 after attempting to dispose of a grenade dropped by another soldier during a training exercise. Dunlop became an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1946.

He went on to serve as director of the Casualty Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dunlop served in the provincial cabinet as Minister Without Portfolio in 1971. He was the first president for the Toronto Sun. Dunlop was also national director for the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society and served on the national council for the CNIB. He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1980.

References

* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1968", PG Normandin

External links

* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1099 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1944 Order of Canada]
* [http://www.civilization.ca/tresors/treasure/288eng.html Dress tunic of Edward Arunah Dunlop, Canadian Museum of Civilization]


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