Background
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.
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Henry Jackman
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Education
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.
Career
He was chairman of the board of National Trust Company and The Empire Life Insurance Company, plus several other prominent Canadian corporations. 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.
He focused on support for the arts, history and national unity during his time in office.
He served until 1997, and was then appointed to the Order of Ontario in 1998. Jackman did not serve in the military, but received the Canadian Forces Decoration in recognition of his appointment as a former honorary colonel of the Governor General"s Horse Guards, a Toronto militia unit
He was named chancellor of the University of Toronto in 1997. Following his retirement from that post, he was elected the fourth visitor of Massey College.
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Political Party
Conservative Party of Canada
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.