Roy McMurtry
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| Chief Justice of Ontario | |
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In office 1996–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Dubin |
| Succeeded by | Warren Winkler |
| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Donald Jamieson |
| Succeeded by | Donald Stovel Macdonald |
| Attorney General of Ontario | |
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In office 1975–1985 |
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| Premier | Bill Davis |
| Preceded by | John Clement |
| Succeeded by | Robert Welch |
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1975–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Leonard Mackenzie Reilly |
| Succeeded by | David McFadden |
| Constituency | Eglinton |
| Personal details | |
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Roland McMurtry May 31, 1932 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ria Jean Macrae |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer, jurist |
Roland "Roy" McMurtry, OC OOnt (born May 31, 1932) is a retired judge and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985. He served in the cabinet of Bill Davis as Attorney General and Solicitor General. After leaving politics he served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and later became Chief Justice of Ontario.
McMurtry was born in Toronto and educated at St. Andrew's College, graduating in 1950. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, Trinity College in 1954, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1958. While attending university, he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity and became a close friend of future Premier of Ontario William Davis, his Canadian football teammate. While studying he was hired to teach football at Upper Canada College. He also taught in adult literacy classes at Frontier College, working through the day on construction projects and teaching at night. He was a trial lawyer for seventeen years before entering politics. He wrote a weekly column in the Toronto Sun in the early Seventies.
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