James Frederick Gosnell

Who is James Frederick Gosnell?

James Fredrick Gosnell commonly called "Fred" was a mayor of London, Ontario, Canada from January 1, 1971 to March 6, 1972. His son Tom Gosnell was the mayor of London from 1986 to 1994 and is the present deputy mayor and budget chief.

Art Cartier recalled Gosnell as taking a businesslike approach to politics. "He was not the smooth, glad-handing type and he related things as if he were running his own business." Former alderman Andy Grant said that although he and Gosnell had differing political philosophies and differences of opinion "we did not hold it against each other. He was a fine guy, very likable and very fair.".