Donald Deacon
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Donald MacKay Deacon, OC , O.PEI , MC , BA (1920 - 2003) was a Canadian politician.
Deacon served in the Royal Canadian Artillery during World War II, rising to the rank of Major. Following the war he was elected to the town council of Markham, Ontario and was appointed to the position of deputy reeve. He was one of the founders of Markham Stouffville Hospital. He entered business in the financial sector serving as chair of F.H. Deacon Hodgson Ltd and also served as president of the Canadian Club of Toronto from 1968 to 1969.
Deacon was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the 1967 provincial election. He was re-elected in the 1971 election and represented the Toronto area riding of York Centre until he resigned from the legislature in March 1974.
In 1973, Deacon ran for the Ontario Liberal leadership when Robert Nixon indicated he was stepping aside. Nixon changed his mind, and was re-elected leader with Deacon finishing in third place behind Nixon and Norman Cafik.
Decon moved to Prince Edward Island in 1981, and became president of the PEI Red Cross as well as a member of the board of Mount Allison University.
In 1987, he was made a member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to officer in 2003.
In 2003, he was presented with the Order of Prince Edward Island.
