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George Hees (George Harris Hees) was born on 17 June, 1910 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian politician. Discover George Hees'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 85 years old?

Popular As George Harris Hees
Occupation N/A
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 17 June 1910
Birthday 17 June
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 11 June, 1996
Died Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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George Hees Height, Weight & Measurements

At 85 years old, George Hees height is 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) and Weight 200 lb (91 kg).

Physical Status
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
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Who Is George Hees's Wife?

His wife is Mabel Dunlop (m. 1934-1993)

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Wife Mabel Dunlop (m. 1934-1993)
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George Hees Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is George Hees worth at the age of 85 years old? George Hees’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Canada. We have estimated George Hees's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1910

George Harris Hees (June 17, 1910 – June 11, 1996) was a Canadian politician and businessman.

1927

He attended The Royal Military College of Canada from 1927 to 1931.

He then attended the University of Toronto and concurrently served for four years with The Royal Grenadiers, a Militia Regiment based in Toronto.

He served in the Canadian Army in North-West Europe during the Second World War.

During the Battle of the Scheldt, he served as the brigade major of the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade.

1938

As a professional football player he played 3 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts (11 regular season and 3 playoff games) and won the Grey Cup in 1938.

1944

While serving during the Second World War, he played in the famed Tea Bowl for the Canadian Army football team against American Army team at White City Stadium in London on February 13, 1944; the Canadians won 16-6.

On 1 November 1944, he volunteered to take over command of a company of The Calgary Highlanders when all their officers were killed or wounded after crossing the Walcheren Causeway.

He was wounded in the arm during the battle, evacuated, and repatriated to Canada where he was discharged from active service.

1945

After placing second to Liberal candidate David Croll in the Toronto riding of Spadina in the 1945 federal election, he won election to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1950 by-election in the nearby riding of Broadview.

1953

He was also President of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1953 to 1956.

1957

When the PCs under John Diefenbaker won government in 1957, Hees was named Minister of Transport, and oversaw the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the new Halifax International Airport.

1960

In 1960, he was appointed Minister of Trade and Commerce.

During this period, Hees was regarded as the second most powerful man in the Tory party.

1963

However, in 1963, he fell out with Diefenbaker, and became embroiled in the Munsinger Affair and elected to sit out the 1963 election.

In that election, the Liberals replaced the Tories' minority government with one of their own, causing Diefenbaker's succession with Lester B. Pearson as prime minister.

Hees considered leaving the Conservatives for the Liberals, but did not do so.

He became president of the Montreal Stock Exchange.

1965

He returned to Parliament in the 1965 election as a PC, defeating Liberal MP Pauline Jewett in the rural riding of Northumberland, and remained in the front rows of the opposition ranks for almost two decades.

1967

He ran for the leadership of the PC Party at its 1967 leadership convention, and placed fourth in a field of eleven on the first ballot.

He remained for two further ballots before withdrawing, and supporting the eventual winner, Nova Scotia Premier Robert Stanfield.

He was noted as being involved in a memorable case of battery, in which he forcefully ejected a campaign worker from his room, striking his head against the door.

1974

Hees tried to plead self-defence, which failed due to the lack of imminent harm anticipated by him (MacDonald v. Hees (1974), 46 D.L.R. (3d) (N.S.T.D.)).

1976

Born in Toronto, Hees was educated at the exclusive Crescent School in Toronto, Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, the Royal Military College, student #1976 (where he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Military Science in 1986), the University of Toronto, and spent a year at Cambridge University in 1933.

He was a noted athlete, winning championships in boxing and lacrosse at Cambridge.

1979

He was not named to Cabinet during the Joe Clark government in 1979–80, and was quoted saying, as Clark stepped down in the 1983 leadership race, "We've got him! We've got the S.O.B."

1981

In 1981, Hees was the Chairman of the Canada-US Permanent Joint Board on Defence.

In this role, he was the first Canadian to bring to the attention of then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau the US request to test nuclear-capable cruise missiles over Canadian territory.

1984

When Brian Mulroney led the party to a majority government in 1984, Hees was named Minister of Veterans Affairs.

1988

Hees retired from politics at the 1988 Canadian federal election.

1989

In 1989 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

There is a veterans wing at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre bearing his name, and near the relocated Crescent School he attended as a child.

1997

Hees was portrayed by Christopher Plummer in the 1997 TV miniseries The Arrow.