Arthur Child

Arthur Child
Position	Goaltender
Teams	Wembley Lions Earls Court Rangers Wembley Monarchs
National team	Great Britain
Born	September 15, 1915, London, England
Died	June 30, 1996, Dundas, ON, CAN
Playing Career	1935 – 1940

Arthur John "Art" Child (September 15, 1915 – June 30, 1996) was a British-born Canadian politician and former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Child was born at London, England in 1915, the son of Alfred Child. He moved to Canada in 1919 and was educated in Hamilton, Ontario, but returned to England to play hockey in 1935. He was the backup goaltender for the British National Team which won gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Child himself did not take to the ice during the tournament and was not awarded a gold medal.

He also played for the Wembley Lions. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Child later returned to Canada and worked as a supervisor for the American Can Company. He was also involved in the local sports circles in Hamilton, Ontario.

In the Ontario general election, 1951, Child was elected to the Ontario Legislative Assembly to represent the constituency of Wentworth as a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. He served until the Ontario general election, 1959. He married Olga Hubert in 1940 in London, England and had one son. Child died of a heart attack while playing golf at the Dundas Golf and Country Club in 1996. He was 80.

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