John Black Aird
Politician
1923 – 1995
Who was John Black Aird?
John Black Aird, CC OOnt QC was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1980 to 1985.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, the grandson of Canadian financier Sir John Aird, John Black Aird was educated at Upper Canada College, Trinity College and Osgoode Hall Law School. He was a Brother at the Toronto Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi. He practised law in Toronto and headed his own firm, Aird & Berlis LLP in 1974.
Aird served as a director of several corporations. In 1958 Aird was appointed to the board of directors of Callaghan Mining. Aird later served as chairman of the board of Algoma Central Railway.
During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. In 1944, he married Lucille Housser. From 1964 to 1974, he served as a Liberal Senator. In 1971, he was Chairman of the Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence. From 1977 to 1985, he was Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo.
Aird was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, and served as Lieutenant-Governor from 1980 to 1985. The main focus of his mandate was Ontarians with disabilities.
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- Born
- May 5, 1923
Toronto - Spouses
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Upper Canada College
- University of Toronto
- Osgoode Hall Law School
- Employment
- University of Toronto
- Died
- May 6, 1995
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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