# Victor Odlum

> Major General Victor Wentworth Odlum, CB, CMG, DSO was a Canadian journalist, soldier, and diplomat. He was a prominent member of the business and political elite of Vancouver, British Columbia from the 1920s until his death in 1971. He was a newspaper publisher, a Liberal MLA from 1924 to 1928, co-founder of the Non-Partisan Association in 1937, temperance advocate, one of the first directors on the board of governors that oversaw the new Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and a Canadian ambassador. He fought in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.

*Canadian politician (1880–1971)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1880-10-21
- **Died:** 1971-04-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.8 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Victor Odlum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Odlum)
- [ویکتور ونتورث اودلوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AB_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Victor Odlum](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Odlum)
- [Victor Wentworth Odlum](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wentworth_Odlum)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7926205)

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