John A. Tory
John A. Tory QC | |
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Born | John Arnold Tory March 7, 1930 |
Died | April 3, 2011 North Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 81)
Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
Nationality | Canadian |
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Spouse |
Elizabeth Bacon (m. 1953) |
Children | 4 (including John Tory) |
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Relatives | James Marshall Tory (brother) |
John Arnold Tory lawyer and corporate executive.
Early life and education
Tory was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Kathreen Jean Arnold Tory (née Arnold) and John S. D. Tory, a lawyer who founded Torys. He had an older sister, Virginia, and a fraternal twin brother, James Marshall Tory.
Tory, along with his brother, James, graduated from the
Career
Together with his twin brother
After successfully guiding the build-up of Torys, John ceased practising law in 1974 and began working full-time for the Thomson family, first under founder Roy Thomson and then, following Roy's death in 1976, for his son Kenneth, eventually becoming President of the family's principal holding company,
He was a close friend of the late media magnate
Tory was also a friend to Joseph S. Atkinson, Toronto Star publisher.[4] Despite their political positions (Tory had ties to Conservatives and Atkinson with the Liberal Party). Atkinson appointed Tory and his brother James, to be Executors of his Will along with five others.
Personal life
Tory married Elizabeth (Liz) Bacon, a nurse, on May 15, 1953.[1] They had four children: John H. Tory (born 1954), Jennifer (born 1955), Jeffrey (born 1960) and Michael (born 1961). His son, John Tory, is the former mayor of Toronto and former Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader.
Elizabeth's mother, Helen Yvonne Solomon, was born in 1909 to a Russian Jewish family that had emigrated to Canada six years earlier and settled in Toronto.[5] Her father, Howard English Bacon, was a member of the Anglican Church of Canada and she was raised a Christian.[5]
Death
Tory suffered a stroke on April 1, 2011, while at his Florida home and died on April 3, 2011, at the age of 81.[4]
References
- ^ a b Martin, Sandra (April 9, 2011). "John A. Tory: A quiet, humble man who shaped Canadian dynasties". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ a b McFarland, Janet (August 20, 2013). "For James Tory, law 'just seemed like a grace for him'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ Pitts, Gordon (December 2, 2008). "Ted Rogers: Relentless". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
- ^ a b Ogilvie, Megan (April 3, 2011). "Obituary: Lawyer John A. Tory guided Canada's mightiest men". The Star. Toronto.
- ^ a b "John Tory Is Jewish, Claims Israeli Press". The Huffington Post. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.