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George Ben was born on 5 September, 1925 in Slovakia, is a Canadian politician. Discover George Ben's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

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Occupation Lawyer
Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 5 September 1925
Birthday 5 September
Birthplace Slovakia
Date of death 17 December, 1978
Died Place Toronto, Ontario
Nationality Slovakia

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His wife is Ruby Elizabeth Hall (m. 1952)

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George Ben Net Worth

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1925

George Ben (September 5, 1925 – December 17, 1978) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure.

1952

In 1952, he married Ruby Elizabeth Hall.

1960

Ben was a member of Toronto City Council in the early 1960s, representing Ward 5, and returned to council in the 1972 municipal election.

1962

Ben was first elected to Toronto City Council in 1962, representing Ward 5, placing first, which meant he was also concurrently a member of Metropolitan Toronto Council.

1964

In 1964, he ran for Toronto's Board of Control, but lost.

1965

He represented Bracondale and then Humber in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1965 as a Liberal member until his defeat in the 1971 provincial election.

In 1965, after the death of Liberal MPP Joseph Gould, he won the Liberal Party of Ontario's nomination for the Bracondale constituency.

1967

He won the September 15 by-election, becoming the last MPP from Bracondale, as the constituency was redistributed out of existence for the 1967 Ontario general election.

He decided to run in the Humber constituency in 1967, which did not contain any part of his previous one.

The constituency was located in Toronto's west-end, incorporating the old village of Swansea, parts of Etobiocke, and the City of York.

He was up against a three-term Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario incumbent, Bev Lewis – the former five-term Reeve of the old Etobicoke Township.

Ben won a very tight race, but not as was expected.

He unseated Lewis, but the real surprise was that the incumbent came in third place.

Ben narrowly defeated New Democratic Party of Ontario (NDP) candidate Kealey Cummings by 149 votes.

1978

He was re-elected for the final time in 1978, and died in office on December 17, 1978.

Ben was born in Slovakia, the son of John Ben.

Ben was educated in Toronto, at the University of Toronto and was trained as lawyer at Osgoode Hall Law School.

He served in World War II in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a gunner in a bomber.

In 1978, Ben ran again for Toronto City Council in Ward 4, approximately the southern portion of his old Bracondale constituency's boundaries.

In the November council elections, he placed second to future Toronto mayor Art Eggleton, making him the junior alderman for the ward.

Only about a month later, Ben had a heart attack and died in St. Joseph's hospital on December 17.

His death forced the adjournment of the next-day's council meeting.

His funeral was on December 20, attended by three former mayors and most of city council.

The City of Toronto named a parkette for him, the George Ben parkette in his old neighbourhood.

Ben is interred in the Park Lawn Cemetery in Etobicoke.