| LC control no. | no2010118302 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gillespie, Alastair, 1922-2018 |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Associated place | Etobicoke (Ont. : Township) |
| Birth date | 1922-05-01 |
| Death date | 2018 |
| Place of birth | Victoria (B.C.) |
| Place of death | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Publishers and publishing |
| Affiliation | McGill University University of Oxford University of Toronto W. J. Gage and Company Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Canadian Opera Company Liberal Party of Canada Order of Canada |
| Profession or occupation | Businesspeople Politicians Legislators Cabinet officers |
| Found in | Made in Canada, ©2009: t.p. (Alastair W. Gillespie) p. 8 (b. May 1, 1922, Victoria, B.C.) jkt. (businessman, politician) Amicus, July 22, 2010 (hdg.: Gillespie, Alastair, 1922-; Alastair William Gillespie; b. May 1, 1922) Wikipedia, viewed 19 October 2018: Alastair Gillespie (Canadian politician and businessman; born Alastair William Gillespie on May 1, 1922 in Victoria, British Columbia; received a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in 1947, a Masters of Arts from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1949, and a Master of Commerce from the University of Toronto in 1958; worked at educational publisher W.J. Gage & Co from 1949 to 1970, finishing as director and vice president, served as director of the Canadian Opera Company from 1981 to 1993 and as president from 1986 to 1988, and served as director and chairman of Creemore Springs Brewery from 1996 to 2005; elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal for the riding of Etobicoke in the 1968 election, being re-elected in 1972 and 1974, holding various portfolio ministerial positions, and losing in 1979; made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1998; died August 19, 2018, in Toronto, Ontario) Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, 19 October 2018 (Alastair Gillespie, P.C., O.C.; Toronto, Ontario; Officer of the Order of Canada, awarded on October 20, 1998; He has excelled in all of the many initiatives he has undertaken in the private and public sectors. As a Minister of the Crown, he served with distinction in a variety of portfolios. After leaving politics, he returned to business where he carved out a unique niche in the fossil fuels industry. His record of community service spans four decades and includes a leadership role as Director of the Spinal Cord Centre at Toronto's Lyndhurst Hospital, Director of the National Ballet School and President of the Canadian Opera Company. His tenacity, coupled with a maverick entrepreneurial spirit, has earned him the respect and admiration of Canadians from coast to coast; deceased) Amicus database, 19 October 2018 (authorized access point (1020L7481): Gillespie, Alastair, 1922- ) |
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