About Robert Hoey
Lived 1883 – 1965 (aged 82). Robert Hoey was a Canadian politician and union organizer.
Robert Alexander Hoey (September 12, 1883 – November 15, 1965) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1921 to 1925, served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1936, and was a cabinet minister in the government of John Bracken.
Hoey was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1909. He was educated at Wesley College and Manitoba College in Winnipeg and became a pioneer worker in the farmer's movement. He served as provincial director of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM) in 1918, and worked as the UFM's field secretary from 1919 to 1921.
Hoey was appointed to a seat on the Northwest Territories Council in 1946, and served to 1951.
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Who was Robert Hoey?
Canadian politician (1883–1965)
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Robert Hoey was born on 12 September 1883.
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Robert Hoey died on 15 November 1965.
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Robert Hoey was a politician and union organizer.
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Robert Hoey was Canadian.
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