15 Facts About Tom Gosnell

Tom Gosnell is the son of James Fredrick Gosnell, known as "Fred", who was the mayor of London, Ontario, Canada briefly in 1972.

Tom Gosnell died at his home in London of cancer in 2014.

Tom Gosnell was born in London, Ontario to Fred and Evelyn Tom Gosnell with three siblings, James, William Douglas, and sister Pamela Jane.

James Fredrick Tom Gosnell then jumped to the Board of Control in a "secret" ballot amongst council members, then ran as mayor in 1971.

Tom Gosnell's brother Bill, his former partner in Tom Gosnell Paving Stone, reflected in 1986 that his "younger brother was a political history buff" before he entered high school.

Tom Gosnell gets mad when I refer to him as Joe Clark.

In grade 13, Tom Gosnell was a quarterback for the Laurier Rams senior football team.

Tom Gosnell had not been short of controversy during his seven years as alderman.

At 34, Tom Gosnell announced on September 3,1985, at the London City Press Club that he was running for mayor.

Tom Gosnell was as well known as many long-time politicians during the campaign as his father popularized the family name.

Tom Gosnell reflected for the London Free Press in 1986 that his opinionated side comes from his father.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats coach Tom Mooney had learned what it was like to be on the receiving end of Gosnell's temper.

Tom Gosnell unleashed a verbal tirade upon learning they wanted to try him out as a tight end and not a quarterback.

Tom Gosnell's objective was to get the city on an aggressive approach to improving downtown.

Tom Gosnell had bought a rooming house and began to convert it back to a single-family dwelling.