Thomas D'Arcy Leonard
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Thomas D'Arcy Leonard was a Canadian Senator and corporate executive.
A lawyer by profession, Leonard was called to the bar in 1918. In the 1930s he became solicitor for the Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation and Canada Permanent Trust as well as legal counsel for Dominion Mortgage and Investment and the Trust Companies Association of Ontario.
From 1951 to 1958, he served as president and general manager of Canada Permanent Trust as well as Continental Life Insurance and Triarch Corporation.
He was president of the National War Finance Committee during World War II
and was also president of the Toronto Community Chest
on several occasions.
Leonard was appointed to the Canadian Senate
in 1955 by Louis St. Laurent
. He sat in the body as a Liberal
until April 29, 1970 when he voluntarily retired at the age of 75.
In the Senate, Leonard served as chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance and the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications in the mid to late 1960s.
After retiring from the Upper House
he served as chairman of St. Michael's Hospital's building fund campaign.
A lawyer by profession, Leonard was called to the bar in 1918. In the 1930s he became solicitor for the Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation and Canada Permanent Trust as well as legal counsel for Dominion Mortgage and Investment and the Trust Companies Association of Ontario.
From 1951 to 1958, he served as president and general manager of Canada Permanent Trust as well as Continental Life Insurance and Triarch Corporation.
He was president of the National War Finance Committee during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and was also president of the Toronto Community Chest
Community Chest
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on several occasions.
Leonard was appointed to the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
in 1955 by Louis St. Laurent
Louis St. Laurent
Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC , was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957....
. He sat in the body as a Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
until April 29, 1970 when he voluntarily retired at the age of 75.
In the Senate, Leonard served as chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance and the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications in the mid to late 1960s.
After retiring from the Upper House
Upper house
An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
he served as chairman of St. Michael's Hospital's building fund campaign.