Keith Davey
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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 at North Toronto Collegiate Institute.[1] Davey graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1949. Davey then became a Sales Manager for CKFH, a Toronto radio station from 1949 to 1960. In 1960 he entered politics as a campaign organizer for his home riding of Eglinton and was appointed National Campaign Director of the Liberal Party of Canada in 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965.
In 1966, Davey served briefly as commissioner of the Canadian Football League.
He was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Lester 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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| Preceded by Sydney Halter |
Canadian Football League commissioner 1966 |
Succeeded by Ted Workman |
