James Marshall Tory (March 7, 1930 – August 19, 2013) was a Canadian corporate lawyer based in

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and twin brother to the late

John A. Tory John Arnold Tory (March 7, 1930 – April 3, 2011) was a Canadian lawyer and corporate executive. Early life and education Tory was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Kathreen Jean Arnold Tory ( Arnold) and John S. D. Tory, a lawyer who foun ...

Early life and education

Tory was born in

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, to

John S. D. Tory John Stewart Donald Tory (1903 – August 28, 1965) was a Canadian lawyer and founder of the law firm Torys, based in Toronto, Ontario. Early life Tory was born in Toronto to John Alexander Tory Sr. (1869–1950) and Abigail Georgina Bu ...

, a lawyer, and Jean Tory (née Arnold). He had an older sister, Virginia, and a fraternal twin brother, John Arnold Tory. Tory and his brother, John, graduated from the University of Toronto Schools in 1946 at the age of 16. They attended Phillips Academy Andover for two years before enrolling at the

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. Tory was an undergraduate student for two years before he switched streams to attend the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1949. He graduated in 1952, where he was the Gold Medallist in its first graduating class. Tory completed two years of additional training at Osgoode Hall, and with his brother, they joined their father’s firm at the age of 24.

Career

Tory and his brother John were members of the firm of

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, founded by their father

John Stewart Donald Tory John Stewart Donald Tory (1903 – August 28, 1965) was a Canadian lawyer and founder of the law firm Torys, based in Toronto, Ontario. Early life Tory was born in Toronto to John Alexander Tory Sr. (1869–1950) and Abigail Georgina Bu ...

. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1954, when he joined the family firm

. Prior to his passing, he was Chair Emeritus and Senior Counsel of Torys. He was active on community boards and served as chairman of the board of

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and of the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation.

Personal life

Tory was married to Marilyn Tory ( Yorath), whom he met at the

. They had five children Marilyn died in 1999; their son, David, died of

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in 2006.: * Martha Tory * James C. Tory (Jim Tory Jr.) is a corporate lawyer * Suzanne Tory * David Thomas Tory * Richard Tory is an executive with Morgan Stanley Canada

References

James M. Tory
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