Douglas Harkness

Douglas Harkness

Douglas Scott Harkness, PC, OC, GM, ED (March 29, 1903 – May 2, 1999), was a Canadian politician, teacher, farmer and former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Canadian Artillery.

He was born in Toronto, Ontario and moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1929. He graduated from the University of Alberta, then farmed and taught school in the vicinity of Red Deer. He taught at Crescent Heights High School until 1939.

He fought during the Second World War and in 1943 was awarded the George Medal for "courage, gallantry and devotion to a duty of a high order" while commanding troops during the Sicilian campaign.

In 1945, he was elected to the House of Commons for the constituency of Calgary East and held various ministerial positions under the government of John Diefenbaker. He was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on June 21, 1957.

He lived in Calgary until his death in 1999.

In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The Douglas Harkness Community School in Calgary is named in his honour.

Parliamentary functions

References

External links

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
George Henry Ross
Member of Parliament for Calgary East
1945–1953
Succeeded by
John Kushner
New district Member of Parliament for Calgary North
1953–1968
Succeeded by
Eldon Woolliams
Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre
1968–1972
Succeeded by
Harvie Andre

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Douglas Harkness — Douglas Scott Harkness, PC, OC, GM (* 29. März 1903 in Toronto; † 2. Mai 1999 in Calgary) war ein kanadischer Politiker. Von 1945 bis 1972 war er Abgeordneter des Unterhauses. Er gehörte der progressiv konservativen Regierung von John Diefenbaker …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Harkness — is a Scottish surname. Its etymology is probably from the Old English personal name Hereca (a derivative of the various compound names with the first element here army ) plus the Old English næss headland , cape The name comes from hidden origins …   Wikipedia

  • Harkness — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Douglas Harkness (1903–1999), kanadischer Politiker James Harkness (1864–1923), kanadischer Mathematiker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Douglas Abbott — Douglas Charles Abbott, PC (May 29, 1899 – March 15, 1987) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. He was born in Lennoxville, Quebec. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Abbott served as both Minister of National Defence… …   Wikipedia

  • Nancy Harkness Love — Nancy H. Love, circa 1943 Born February 14, 1914(1914 02 14) Houghton, Michigan Died October 22, 1976 …   Wikipedia

  • 18. Kanadisches Kabinett — Das 18. Kanadische Kabinett (engl. 18th Canadian Ministry, franz. 18e conseil des ministres du Canada) regierte Kanada vom 21. Juni 1957 bis zum 22. April 1963. Dieses von Premierminister John Diefenbaker angeführte Kabinett bestand aus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Diefenbaker — Diefenbaker redirects here. For other uses, see Diefenbaker (disambiguation). The Right Honourable John Diefenbaker PC, CH, QC …   Wikipedia

  • John Diefenbaker — (1962) John George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC (* 18. September 1895 in Neustadt, Ontario; † 16. August 1979 in Ottawa) war ein kanadischer Politiker. Er war vom 21. Juni 1957 bis zum 22. Apr …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Minister of National Defence (Canada) — Minister of National Defence Ministry Federal …   Wikipedia

  • List of World War II topics (D) — # D 10 tank gun # D 8 Armored Car # D Day 1 # D Day (game) # D Day Dodgers # D Day Museum # D Day the Sixth of June # # D Day # D. C. Stephenson # D. C. Wimberly # D. Robinson # D. V. Peyton Ward # Döme Sztójay # Džafer beg Kulenović # Dachau… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”