John Daniel Leitch

Background

Leitch, John Daniel was born on January 11, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Gordon Clifford and Hilda (Bawden) Leitch.

Education

Student, Appleby College student, Trinity College, U. Toronto Doctor of Laws (honorary), Atkinson College York University, 1980.

Career

President, Toronto (Ontario) Elevators, 1947-1961; chairman, Maple Leaf Mills Ltd. (formerly Toronto Elevators), Toronto, 1961-1969; chairman, Upper Lakes Group Inc. (formerly Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd.), Toronto, 1952-1993; retired, Upper Lakes Group Inc.

(formerly Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd.), Toronto, 1993. Board directors American Airlines, Dallas, Dofasco, Hamilton, Ontario.

Achievements

• John Daniel Leitch has been listed as a noteworthy Shipping company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Royal Canada Navy, 1939-1945. Member Toronto Club, York Club.

Connections

Married Margaret Beatrice Cartwright, June 14, 1941 (deceased November 1979). Children: Mary Francis Leitch Bain, Hilda Jean Leitch Vander Ploeg. Married Catherine Louise Bradshaw, May 16, 1985.

Father:

Gordon Clifford Leitch

Mother:

Hilda (Bawden) Leitch

Spouse:

Margaret Beatrice Cartwright

Spouse:

Catherine Louise Bradshaw

child:

Mary Francis Leitch Bain Leitch

child:

Hilda Jean Leitch Vander Ploeg Leitch