Leonard Brockington
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Leonard Walter Brockington KC (QC), LLD (6 April 1888 – 15 September 1966) was a Canadian lawyer, and the first head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Born in Cardiff, Wales, Brockington was educated at the University of Wales and arrived in Canada in 1912. Settling in Edmonton, Brockington became a journalist and civil servant. He studied law at the University of Alberta and became a solicitor for the city of Calgary.
He served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the CBC from 1936 to 1939. He also served as:
- Special Assistant to Prime Minister Mackenzie King from 1939 to 1942
- Joined the law firm Gowling, MacTavish, Osborne and Henderson in 1942 as Counsel[1]
- Adviser on Commonwealth Affairs to the British Ministry of Information from 1942 to 1943
- a member of the Canada Council
- Rector of Queen's University
[edit] References
- ^ Brockington, Leonard (1954). St. George and Merrie England. The Empire Club of Canada Speeches 1953-1954. The Empire Club Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
[edit] External links
- Leonard Walter Brockington fonds at Queen’s University Archives
- Leonard Walter Brockington at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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| Preceded by Position Created |
President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 1936–1939 |
Succeeded by René Morin |
