Background
Beckett was born in Scarborough, Ontario to George M. Beckett and Margaret P. Drew.
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He was elected in the general election in 1951, Beckett defeated Agnes Macphail, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Master in Public Policy, one of the most prominent socialists in Ontario. Beckett was re-elected in the general elections in 1955, 1959, and 1963. He served as a backbench member in governments headed by Premier"s Leslie Frost and John Robarts.
The Committee presented its Final Report on June 15, 1967 and the work of the Committee formed the basis of legislative reforms which remained in effect for over thirty years.
Politics
On March 27, 1961, Beckett was appointed the Chair of a Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly whose goal was the review and consolidation of the Municipal act and all related Acts, including the Planning Acting, the Assessment Acting and the Ontario Municipal Board Acting.
Membership
He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of York East from 1951 to 1967.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario