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| term_start1 = June 14, 1911
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| term_end1 = June 25, 1925
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| predecessor1 = [[James F. Ellis]]<br>[[William Whitman]]
| predecessor1 = [[James F. Ellis]]<br>[[William Whitman (politician)|William Whitman]]
| successor1 = [[Simon Osborn Giffin]]<br>[[Howard Amos Rice]]
| successor1 = [[Simon Osborn Giffin]]<br>[[Howard Amos Rice]]
| alongside1 = [[James F. Ellis]], [[Clarence W. Anderson]]
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'''James Cranswick Tory''' (August 12, 1862 – October 16, 1944) was a [[Nova Scotia]] businessman and politician. He was born in 1862 to [[Robert Kirk Tory]] and Anorah Ferguson in [[Guysborough County, Nova Scotia|Guysborough County]] and lived in the village of [[Guysborough, Nova Scotia (community)|Guysborough]]. He attended [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal]] and worked at [[Sun Life Assurance Company]]. In 1894, he married Caroline Whitman. Tory served as a [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] for Guysborough County in the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] from 1911 to 1925. He was a [[minister without portfolio]] in the province's Executive Council from 1921 to 1925. Tory was appointed the [[List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia#Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia, 1867-present|14th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]] and served from 1925 to 1930. He died in [[Halifax (former city)|Halifax]].
'''James Cranswick Tory''' (October 24, 1862 – June 26, 1944) was a [[Nova Scotia]] businessman and politician. He was born in 1862 to [[Robert Kirk Tory]] and Anorah Ferguson in [[Guysborough County, Nova Scotia|Guysborough County]] and lived in the village of [[Guysborough, Nova Scotia (community)|Guysborough]]. He attended [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal]] and worked at [[Sun Life Assurance Company]]. In 1894, he married Caroline Whitman. Tory served as a [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] for Guysborough County in the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] from 1911 to 1925. He was a [[minister without portfolio]] in the province's Executive Council from 1921 to 1925. Tory was appointed the [[List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia#Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia, 1867-present|14th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]] and served from 1925 to 1930. He died in [[Halifax (former city)|Halifax]].


Tory's younger brothers were [[Henry Marshall Tory]], founding president of the [[University of Alberta]] and the [[National Research Council (Canada)|National Research Council of Canada]], and [[John A. Tory Sr.]] (1869–1950).
Tory's younger brothers were [[Henry Marshall Tory]], founding president of the [[University of Alberta]] and the [[National Research Council (Canada)|National Research Council of Canada]], and [[John A. Tory Sr.]] (1869–1950).
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.uts.utoronto.ca/alumni/UTS-Alumni-Magazine-Fall-2006.pdf Tory Tory Tory]
* [http://www.uts.utoronto.ca/alumni/UTS-Alumni-Magazine-Fall-2006.pdf Tory Tory Tory]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8794 Marble, AE ''Nova Scotians at home and abroad: biographical sketches ...'' (1977)] p. 385 ISBN 0-88999-074-3
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090629180709/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8794 Marble, AE ''Nova Scotians at home and abroad: biographical sketches ...'' (1977)] p.&nbsp;385 {{ISBN|0-88999-074-3}}


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Revision as of 23:16, 19 January 2023

James Cranswick Tory
14th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office
September 14, 1925 – November 19, 1930
MonarchGeorge V
Governors GeneralThe Viscount Byng of Vimy
The Viscount Willingdon
PremierEdgar Nelson Rhodes
Gordon Sidney Harrington
Preceded byJames Robson Douglas
Succeeded byFrank Stanfield
MLA for Guysborough County
In office
June 14, 1911 – June 25, 1925
Preceded byJames F. Ellis
William Whitman
Succeeded bySimon Osborn Giffin
Howard Amos Rice
Personal details
Born(1862-10-24)October 24, 1862
Port Shoreham, Nova Scotia
DiedJune 26, 1944(1944-06-26) (aged 81)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Caroline Whitman
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(m. 1894)​
RelationsRobert Kirk Tory (father)
Alma materMcGill University
OccupationBusinessman
ProfessionPolitician

James Cranswick Tory (October 24, 1862 – June 26, 1944) was a Nova Scotia businessman and politician. He was born in 1862 to Robert Kirk Tory and Anorah Ferguson in Guysborough County and lived in the village of Guysborough. He attended McGill University in Montreal and worked at Sun Life Assurance Company. In 1894, he married Caroline Whitman. Tory served as a Liberal MLA for Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1925. He was a minister without portfolio in the province's Executive Council from 1921 to 1925. Tory was appointed the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and served from 1925 to 1930. He died in Halifax.

Tory's younger brothers were Henry Marshall Tory, founding president of the University of Alberta and the National Research Council of Canada, and John A. Tory Sr. (1869–1950).

A portrait of him hangs in the Tupper Building, Dalhouise University, Nova Scotia.

  • Tory Tory Tory[permanent dead link]
  • Marble, AE Nova Scotians at home and abroad: biographical sketches ... (1977) p. 385 ISBN 0-88999-074-3


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