13 Facts About Keith Davey

Douglas Keith Davey, was a Canadian politician and campaign organizer.

Keith Davey became a sales manager for CKFH, a Toronto radio station, from 1949 to 1960.

Keith Davey became a political organizer for the Liberal Party at the constituency level in Toronto in his early 20s, and joined the Executive of the Ontario Young Liberals in the 1950s, along with Judy LaMarsh.

Keith Davey was appointed National Campaign Director of the Liberal Party of Canada in 1961.

Keith Davey directed the Liberal campaigns in 1963 and 1965.

Keith Davey was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Lester Pearson in 1966, just before his 40th birthday.

In 1969, Keith Davey chaired the Special Committee on Mass Media.

In 1966, Keith Davey served briefly as the second commissioner of the Canadian Football League, resigning after less than two months on the job, due to stated incompatibility with many leading league figures.

In 1986, Keith Davey published a political memoir, The Rainmaker: a Passion for Politics.

Keith Davey was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999.

Keith Davey married Catherine Isobel Hart in 1952; they had three children, Douglas, Ian and Catherine.

Keith Davey died on January 17,2011, aged 84, at Belmont House in Toronto.

Keith Davey was survived by his second wife, and his three children from his first marriage.