Background
AUSTIN, THE was born in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta.
AUSTIN, THE was born in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta.
University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Arts, 1954. Bachelor of Laws, 1955). Harvard Law School (Master of Laws, 1957).
Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia Law School, 1955-1958.
Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Government of Canada, 1970-1974. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada, 1974-1975.
Appointed to the Senate of Canada, 1975. Appointed Member of the Privy Council, 1981.
Appointed Minister of State for Social Development, 1981-1984.
Working as a partner of SINGLETON URQUHART. Admitted to the bar, 1958, British Columbia. 1966, Yukon Territory. Major clients of THE AUSTIN: Lloyds Bank of Canada.
Toronto Dominion Bank.
Federal Business Development Bank. Guaranty Trust Company of Canada.
National Trust Company. Canadian Financial Company (Subsidiary of Bank of Virginia).
Canwest Capital Corporation, Winnipeg.
Gatex National Equipment Limited., San Francisco, California. 1st National Bank, Seattle, Washington. Ipsco Limited.; Lambton Steel Limited.
F. Drexel Company, Limited.
Conuco Limited; Allstate Insurance. State Farm Insurance.
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Aetna Insurance; Economical Mutual.
General Accident Insurance, Continental Insurance.
Canarim Investment Corporation Limited. Continental Carlisle Douglas Limited. Jones Gable & Company Limited.
Walwyn Stodgell Cochrane Murray Limited.
Oldum Brown Limited; Dean Witter Reynolds Canada Limited. Wolverton & Company Limited.
Transport Canada Glass Limited. Plough (Canada) Limited. Olympia Breweries.
Simpson Timber, Seattle, Washington.
Pacific Produce Limited. Royal LePage Western Limited. Mortgage Insurance Corporation of Canada, References: Lloyds Bank of Canada.
Toronto Dominion Bank.
Law Society of British Columbia. Canadian Bar Association.