Douglas Harkness
Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 21 June 1957 – 10 October 1960 | |
Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
Preceded by | James Garfield Gardiner |
Succeeded by | Alvin Hamilton |
Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources | |
In office 21 June 1957 – 18 August 1957 | |
Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
Preceded by | Jean Lesage |
Succeeded by | Alvin Hamilton |
Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre | |
In office 25 June 1968 – 29 October 1972 | |
Preceded by | Riding created |
Succeeded by | Harvie Andre |
Member of Parliament for Calgary North | |
In office 10 August 1953 – 24 June 1968 | |
Preceded by | Riding created |
Succeeded by | Eldon Woolliams |
Member of Parliament for Calgary East | |
In office 11 June 1945 – 9 August 1953 | |
Preceded by | George Henry Ross |
Succeeded by | John Kushner |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas Scott Harkness 29 March 1903 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 2 May 1999 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | (aged 96)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse |
Frances Elizabeth MacMillan
(m. 1932; died 1991) |
Children | 1 |
Education | University of Alberta (BA) |
Profession | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Branch/service | Canadian Army |
Years of service | 1940–1949 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | 4th Canadian Armoured Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | |
Douglas Scott Harkness OC GM ED PC (29 March 1903 – 2 May 1999) was a Canadian politician.
Early life and military service
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.[1] He taught at Crescent Heights High School until 1939.
He fought during the
Member of Parliament
In 1945, Harkness was elected to the
Harkness was appointed Minister of National Defence, being sworn in on October 11, 1960.[1] He precipitated a political crisis when he resigned from cabinet in February 1963 to protest Diefenbaker's opposition to stationing American nuclear warheads in Canada. The resignation precipitated a split in the cabinet and contributed to the defeat of the government in the 1963 federal election. He continued to sit as a Member of Parliament until 1972.
Post-political career
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
- Minister of Agriculture(Acting), (June 21 – August 6, 1957)
- Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources, (June 21 – August 18, 1957)
- Minister of Agriculture, (August 7, 1957 – October 10, 1960)
- Minister of National Defence, (October 11, 1960 – February 3, 1963)
Archives
There is a Douglas Scott Harkness fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "New Minister Won GM at Sea". The Crowsnest. Vol. 12, no. 12. Ottawa: Queen's Printer. October 1960. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 36427". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 17 March 1944. p. 1265.
- ^ "Douglas Scott Harkness fonds, Library and Archives Canada". 25 November 2016.