- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Purdy
- Wiki Biography:
- Harold Purdy Crawford, CC QC (7 November 1931 – 12 August 2014) was a Canadian lawyer and businessman
- Born in Five Islands, Nova Scotia, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Allison University in 1952, a bachelor of laws degree from Dalhousie Law School in 1955, and a master of laws from Harvard Law School in 1956. He was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1956 and the Bar of Ontario in 1958. He was created a Queen’s Counsel in 1968.
- In 1996, he was made an officer of the Order of Canada “as the quintessential corporate philanthropist” and “as a caring and sensitive leader”. In 2007, he was promoted to companion of the Order of Canada. In 1997 he was inducted into the Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2000.
- Third Great grandson to United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=6815
- Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232061064/h-purdy-crawford
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