George Hahn (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Hahn (politician)

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1911

Place of Birth: Killaly, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1963

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About George Hahn (politician)

  • Frederick George Jacob Hahn (3 November 1911 – 5 February 1963) was a Social Credit party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
  • He was born in Killaly, Saskatchewan and became a business executive, merchant, principal and teacher by career. He was first elected at the New Westminster riding in the 1953 general election.
  • He was re-elected there for a second and final term in the 1957 election.
  • In 1958, Hahn was defeated by William McLennan of the Progressive Conservative party. Hahn ran to succeed Solon Low at the 1961 Social Credit leadership convention but came in third.
  • A few weeks prior to the convention, he unsuccessfully campaigned for another Parliament seat in a 29 May 1961 by-election at Esquimalt—Saanich.
  • He placed fourth with 19% of the vote.
  • He subsequently ran unsuccessfully in the 1962 election at Vancouver Centre.

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