Background
Tory was born in Toronto, Ontario, to John S. D. Tory, a lawyer, and Jean Tory (née Arnold).
Tory was born in Toronto, Ontario, to John S. D. Tory, a lawyer, and Jean Tory (née Arnold).
Tory and his brother, John, graduated from the University of Toronto Schools in 1946 at the age of 16. They attended Phillips Academy Andover for two years before enrolling at the University of Toronto.
He had an older sister, Virginia, and a fraternal twin brother, John Arnold was an undergraduate student for two years before he switched streams to attend the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1949. He graduated in 1952, where he was the Gold Medallist in its first graduating class. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1954, when he joined the family firm son
Prior to his passing, he was Chair Emeritus and Senior Counsel of son
He was active on community boards and served as chairman of the board of the Hospital for Sick Children and of the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation.