John A. Tory

John Arnold Tory QC (born 1930) is a Canadian lawyer and corporate executive.

Born in Toronto, he was one of two sons of John Stewart Donald Tory. Together with his twin brother James Marshall Tory, he entered the practice of law in 1953, later founding the firm of Tory, Tory, Deslauriers (now Torys LLP) and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1965. After successfully guiding the build-up of Torys, John ceased practicing 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, The Woodbridge Company Limited. He remains the president of Thomson Investments Limited. John was a friend and financial advisor of the late media magnate Kenneth Thomson for fifty years and continues to serve on the board of the Thomson Corporation, the US based electronic information company controlled by the Thomson family. He is also a close friend of media magnate Ted Rogers and has served on the board of directors of Rogers Communications since 1979.

Tory was educated at University of Toronto Schools and the University of Toronto from which he earned his law degree in 1952. He is the father of Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader John H. Tory. His other children are Jennifer (born 1955), Jeffrey (born 1960) and Michael (born 1961). He is uncle of James C. Tory, his brother's son and member of the firm.

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