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Heeney Water District
Heeney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arnold Heeney, PC CC (1902–1970), Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant *Cornelius Heeney (1754–1848), Irish-American merchant and politician *Darcy Heeney (1916–1941), New Zealand boxer *Dennis Heeney, Manitoba politician *Gwen Heeney (1952–2016), British sculptor *Isaac Heeney (born 1996), Australian footballer *Michael P. Heeney, American country music songwriter *Patrick Heeney (1881–1911), Irish composer who wrote the music to the Irish national anthem *Tom Heeney (1898–1984), professional heavyweight boxer from New Zealand See also *Heeney, Colorado, census-designated place in northern Summit County, Colorado, United States *The Merchant-Heeney Report, written for the Canadian government *Heney {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Heeney
Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney, (April 5, 1902 – December 20, 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was educated at St. John's College, Winnipeg and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921 and a Master of Arts degree in 1923 both from the University of Manitoba. As the Manitoba Rhodes Scholar he went on to St. John's College, Oxford before returning to Canada, earning a Bachelor of Civil Law degree at McGill University. Specializing in Maritime law, in 1929 he joined the Montreal law firm of Meredith, Holden, Heward & Holden. In one of his last cases with the firm, he successfully represented F. R. Scott against the City of Westmount. In 1938, he took the position of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. From 1940 to 1949, he was Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. He was perhaps the most important civil servant during World War II. In 1949, he became Under Secr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
