Richard Donahoe

Richard Donahoe

Richard Alphonsus Donahoe, Q.C., B.A., LL.B., LL.D., K.S.G. (1909-09-27 – 2000-04-25) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons as the National Government candidate in the riding of Halifax in 1940 federal election. In 1951, he was elected an alderman on the Halifax City Council. He was elected mayor in 1952 and was acclaimed in 1953 and 1954.

He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a 1954 by-election and was re-elected four times in 1956, 1960, 1963 and 1967. He was the Attorney General and Minister of Publich Health in the cabinets of Robert L. Stanfield and George Isaac Smith.

In 1979, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Halifax, Nova Scotia. A Progressive Conservative, he served until his mandatory retirement at the age of 75 in 1984.

In 1969, Pope Paul VI made him a the Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.

His sons, Terry Donahoe, and Art Donahoe were Nova Scotia politicians.

He was president of the Canadian Curling Association from 1955 to 1956.

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