About:James Frederick Gosnell

James Fredrick Gosnell (c. 1918–1986) commonly called "Fred" was a mayor of London, Ontario, Canada from January 1, 1972 to March 6, 1972. His son Tom Gosnell was the mayor of London from 1986 to 1994 and was later the deputy mayor and budget chief from 2003 to 2010.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."