William George Noden (November 30, 1898 – July 1, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1951 to 1967 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Rainy River.
Bill Noden | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1951–1967 | |
Preceded by | James Newman |
Succeeded by | T. Patrick Reid |
Constituency | Rainy River |
Personal details | |
Born | Sand Point Lake, Ontario | November 30, 1898
Died | July 1, 1973 Nanaimo, British Columbia | (aged 74)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Background
He was born in Sand Point Lake, Ontario, on the border of the U.S. state of Minnesota and Ontario.[1] From 1926 to 1958, Noden was the co-owner the Gillmor-Noden Hardware Store on Scott, the main street in Fort Frances. He was a Mason and a member of Granite Lodge #446.
Politics
Noden ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1951 provincial election. He defeated Liberal-Labour incumbent James Newman by 452 votes.[2] He was re-elected three times before retiring in 1967. He sat as a backbench supporter of the governments of Leslie Frost and John Robarts. 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," which opened on June 28, 1965, while Noden was still an MPP.