Hal Jackman

The Honourable Hal Jackman OC, OOnt, CD
25th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office December 11, 1991 – January 24, 1997
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Ray Hnatyshyn Roméo LeBlanc
Premier	Bob Rae Mike Harris
Preceded by	Lincoln Alexander
Succeeded by	Hilary Weston
Personal details
Born	Henry Newton Rowell Jackman (1932-06-10) June 10, 1932 Toronto, Ontario
Spouse	Maruja Trinidad Duncan
Profession	businessman

Henry Newton Rowell Jackman, OC OOnt CD (born June 10, 1932, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian businessman who served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1991 to 1997. 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. His sister, Nancy Ruth, is a philanthropist who was appointed to the Senate in 2005.

Life and career

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.

He was the chairman of the board of National Trust Company and The Empire Life Insurance Company, plus several other prominent Canadian corporations. In 1964, he married Maruja Trinidad Duncan.

Jackman was a longtime fundraiser for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and he 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.

Viceregal appointment

Jackman was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn, on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, in 1991, and he became a Member of the Order of Canada the same year. 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. He was promoted to Officer in the Order of Canada in the year 2000.

Jackman did not serve in the military, but he 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 as the fourth visitor of Massey College.

External links

• Order of Canada Citation