George Ben was an Ontario lawyer and political figure.
14 Facts About George Ben
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George Ben 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.
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George Ben was re-elected for the final time in 1978, and died in office on December 17,1978.
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George Ben was educated in Toronto, at the University of Toronto and was trained as lawyer at Osgoode Hall Law School.
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George Ben served in World War II in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a gunner in a bomber.
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George Ben was first elected to Toronto City Council in 1962, representing Ward 5, placing first, which meant he was concurrently a member of Metropolitan Toronto Council.
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George Ben 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.
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George Ben decided to run in the Humber constituency in 1967, which did not contain any part of his previous one.
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George Ben won a very tight race, but not as was expected.
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George Ben unseated Lewis, but the real surprise was that the incumbent came in third place.
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George Ben narrowly defeated New Democratic Party of Ontario candidate Kealey Cummings by 149 votes.
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In 1978, George Ben ran again for Toronto City Council in Ward 4, approximately the southern portion of his old Bracondale constituency's boundaries.
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George Ben's death forced the adjournment of the next-day's council meeting.
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George Ben is interred in the Park Lawn Cemetery in Etobicoke.