- Keith Davey
Keith Douglas Davey (born
April 21 ,1926 ) is a Canadian politician.Born in
Toronto , the son of Charles Minto Davey and Grace Viola Curtis, Keith Davey attended high school atNorth Toronto Collegiate Institute . [http://library.vicu.utoronto.ca/special/F36fonds.htm] Davey graduated with a BA from theUniversity of Toronto in 1949. Davey then became a Sales Manager forCKFH , a Toronto radio station from 1949 to 1960. In 1960 he entered politics as a campaign organizer for his home riding ofEglinton and was appointed National Campaign Director of theLiberal Party of Canada in 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965.In 1966, Davey served briefly as
commissioner of theCanadian Football League .He was appointed to the
Canadian Senate byLester Pearson in 1966. He resigned in 1996.Davey was portrayed on an episode of
King of Kensington as Senator Keith Davis on the episode titled "Mr. King Goes to Ottawa". Davis was played by actor Ken James.He was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada in 1999.In 1986, Davey published a political memoir, "The Rainmaker - a Passion for Politics".
He married Catherine Isobel Hart in 1952. They had three children, Douglas, Ian and Catherine. They separated in 1975. He married Dorothy Elizabeth Petrie in 1978.
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External links
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002140 Keith Davey] at
The Canadian Encyclopedia
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years=1966
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