Victor Wentworth Odlum, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. (21 October 1880 – 4 April 1971) was a Canadian journalist, soldier, and diplomat. He was prominent and very active in the business and political elite of Vancouver, British Columbia up until his death in 1971. He was a newspaper publisher, a Liberal MLA from 1924-1928, co-founder of the Non-Partisan Association in 1937, temperance advocate, original director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a...
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Victor Wentworth Odlum, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. (21 October 1880 – 4 April 1971) was a Canadian journalist, soldier, and diplomat. He was prominent and very active in the business and political elite of Vancouver, British Columbia up until his death in 1971. He was a newspaper publisher, a Liberal MLA from 1924-1928, co-founder of the Non-Partisan Association in 1937, temperance advocate, original director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and a Canadian Ambassador. He fought in the Boer War with The Royal Canadian Regiment and in the First and Second World Wars.
Odlum was born in Coburg, Ontario, and came to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1889 with his family after four years from 1886 to 1889 in Japan. He was the son of Edward Odlum (1850-1935), a notable historian and supporter of the Israelite movement. (A small street in Vancouver is named after the senior Odlum).
He served as a member of the Provincial Legislature from 1924-1928. Victor Odlum gained national prominence in...
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