About Robert Hicks
Lived 1933 – 2014 (aged 81). Robert Hicks was a Canadian politician, teacher and head teacher.
Robert Nelson David Hicks (4 June 1933 – 25 November 2014) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He became a teacher and school principal by career.
Hicks studied at McMaster University and the University of Ottawa. He was an educator and served as principal of Joseph Howe Senior Public School in Toronto.
He represented the Ontario riding of Scarborough East which he won in the 1984 federal election and was re-elected in 1988.
He served in the 32nd and 33rd Canadian Parliaments, then left national politics in 1993 and did not campaign in that year's federal election.
He died at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge, Ontario on 25 November 2014.
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Who was Robert Hicks?
Canadian Member of Parliament (1933–2014)
When was Robert Hicks born?
Robert Hicks was born on 4 June 1933 in Toronto.
When did Robert Hicks die?
Robert Hicks died on 25 November 2014 in Bracebridge.
What was Robert Hicks's occupation?
Robert Hicks was a politician, teacher and head teacher.
What nationality was Robert Hicks?
Robert Hicks was Canadian.
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· DBpedia: Robert Hicks (Canadian politician)
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