Donald MacKay Deacon, OC , O.PEI , MC , BA (1920 - 2003) was a Canadian politician. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Order of Prince Edward Island, established in 1996, is the highest honour of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Deacon served in the Royal Canadian Artillery during World War II, rising to the rank of Major. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery ( Fr: le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne is the Artillery Personnel branch of the Canadian World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Following the war he was elected to the town council of Markham, Ontario and was appointed to the position of deputy reeve. Markham ( pronounced /ˈmɑrkəm/ 2006 population 261573 is a town located in the Regional Municipality of A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government He was one of the founders of Markham Stouffville Hospital. For the York Region Transit bus terminal see Markham Stouffville Hospital (YRT. He entered business in the financial sector serving as chair of F. H. Deacon Hodgson Ltd and also served as president of the Canadian Club of Toronto from 1968 to 1969. The Canadian Club of Toronto is a club in Toronto which meets several times a month to hear lunchtime speeches given by invited guests from the fields of politics law business Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Deacon was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the 1967 provincial election. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament He was re-elected in the 1971 election and represented the Toronto area riding of York Centre until he resigned from the legislature in March 1974. The Ontario general election of 1971 was held on October 21, 1971, to elect the 117 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

In 1973, Deacon ran for the Ontario Liberal leadership when Robert Nixon indicated he was stepping aside. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ballot-by-ballot results of Leadership conventions in the Ontario Liberal Party, a political party in the Province of Ontario, Canada. This article is about Robert Nixon the politician For Robert Nixon the artist see Robert Nixon (artist. Nixon changed his mind, and was re-elected leader with Deacon finishing in third place behind Nixon and Norman Cafik. Norman Augustine Cafik, PC (born December 29 1928) in Toronto Ontario, is a former Canadian politician

Decon moved to Prince Edward Island in 1981, and became president of the PEI Red Cross as well as a member of the board of Mount Allison University. Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MTA) is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville

In 1987, he was made a member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to officer in 2003. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin

In 2003, he was presented with the Order of Prince Edward Island. The Order of Prince Edward Island, established in 1996, is the highest honour of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.

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• Order of Canada Citation