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.
George Hahn | |
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| Member of Parliament for New Westminster | |
| In office August 1953 – March 1958 | |
| Preceded by | William Malcolm Mott |
| Succeeded by | William McLennan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick George Hahn 3 November 1911 Killaly, Saskatchewan |
| Died | 5 February 1963 (aged 51)[1] Penticton, British Columbia |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Profession | business executive, merchant, principal, teacher |
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.[2] 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.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Complete Official Results of the June 10, 1957, General Election in Canada". The Globe and Mail. 29 March 1958. p. 9. Results listed as George Hahn.