Hal Jackman
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The Honourable Hal Jackman OC, O.Ont, CD |
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| 25th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
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In office December 11, 1991 – January 24, 1997 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Ray Hnatyshyn Roméo LeBlanc |
| Premier |
Bob Rae Mike Harris |
| Preceded by | Lincoln Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Hilary Weston |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Henry Newton Rowell Jackman June 10, 1932 Toronto, Ontario |
| Spouse(s) | Maruja Trinidad Duncan |
| Profession | businessman |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
Henry Newton Rowell "Hal" Jackman, OC OOnt CD (born June 10, 1932 in Toronto, Ontario) served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1991 to 1997. He is the son of former Member of Parliament Harry Jackman and philanthropist Mary Rowell Jackman. His mother was the daughter of another former Member of Parliament, Newton Wesley Rowell. His sister, Nancy Ruth, is a philanthropist who was appointed to the Senate in 2005.
Jackman was educated at Pickering College, the University of Toronto Schools, Upper Canada College (where he was a member of Jackson's House), the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and the London School of Economics.
He was chairman of the board of National Trust Company and The Empire Life Insurance Company, plus several other prominent Canadian corporations. In 1964 he married Maruja Trinidad Duncan.
Jackman was a longtime fundraiser for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and became a supporter of the Canadian Alliance when it was formed prior to the 2000 election. He was also an advocate of the Unite the Right movement, which resulted in the creation of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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