Allan Grossman LLD (1910-1991) was a member of the Ontario legislature for 20 years, a provincial cabinet minister and the father of the late former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Larry Grossman. Together, the father and son represented the downtown Toronto, Ontario riding of St. Andrew, and its successor St. Andrew—St. Patrick, for 32 consecutive years. Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK and Canada the LL.D. is a doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... An Executive Council in Commonwealth constitutional practice is the top tier of a government in most countries led by a Governor-General, Governor or a Lieutenant-Governor. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario, also known as Tories) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Lawrence Larry Sheldon Grossman (1944-1997) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, and a noted baseball fan. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... St. ... St. ...

Background

Grossman’s father, Morris, had left Russian occupied Poland in 1907. Two years later, Morris Grossman brought his wife Sarah and their then six children to Canada. Allan Grossman was the seventh child and the first Canadian. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

At age sixteen Grossman and a handful of other boys formed the Junior Conservative Association of Toronto. Probably the first Toronto political organization for youths, it was the beginning of today's "Young Progressive Conservatives."

Political life

He became a successful businessman and organized his fellow insurance agents into a union to fight the entry into Canada of a communist dominated U.S. union. Business refers to at least three closely related commercial topics. ... Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of potential financial loss. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ... This article is about communism as a form of society built around a gift economy, as an ideology that advocates that form of society, and as a popular movement. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has a related story: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ...

In 1951, former Toronto mayor, Nathan Phillips, then an alderman, was vacating his council seat to run for mayor. He persuaded Grossman to run in his ward against the Labour-Progressive Party (as the Communists were known) candidate who had narrowly been defeated during the previous year's election. Grossman ran and defeated the Communist candidate by a margin of 131 votes. The following year he won by 2,000 votes and became the senior alderman and one of the founding members of the Metropolitan Toronto Council. He was re-elected alderman in the subsequent two annual elections. 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Nathan Phillips (1892-1976) was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... A ward is a department in a hospital or similar such institution. ... The Labour-Progressive Party was a Communist party in Canada. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was the name of the highest level of municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario area from 1954 to 1997. ...

In 1955, he ran provincially as the Progressive Conservative candidate against the Labour-Progressive Party incumbent J. B. Salsberg for the downtown Toronto riding of St. Andrew Grossman won, defeating the last Communist in the Ontario legislature. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Joseph Baruch (J. B.) Salsberg (1903-1998) was a Canadian politician, long time Communist and activist in the Jewish community. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

In 1960, Ontario Premier Leslie Frost appointed Grossman to the Cabinet as Minister Without Portfolio, becoming the first Jewish cabinet minister in Ontario since David Croll. Grossman went on to serve under Premier John Robarts as Chief Liquor Commissioner and Minister of Reform Institutions (now Correctional Services). During his nearly eight years as minister Grossman became renowned throughout North America and Europe for his innovative and progressive penal reforms. His leadership was recognized with numerous citations, and in 1971 the University of Ottawa bestowed upon him with an honourary doctorate in Criminology. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dalton McGuinty The Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Honourable Leslie Miscampbell Frost, PC , CC (September 20, 1895-May 4, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... David Croll as an Ontario Cabinet minister The Honourable David Arnold Croll (born Davud Avrum Croll March 12, 1900 - June 11, 1991) was a Canadian politician. ... For the recipient of the Victoria Cross see John Robarts (VC). ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Tabaret Hall At left, Morisset Library. ... An Honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is a degree awarded to someone by an institution that he or she may have never attended, it may be a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree - however, the latter is most common. ... Criminology is a sub-field of sociology dealing with matters related to crime and criminal behavior. ...

In 1971, Grossman was appointed by Robarts successor, Bill Davis. as Minister of Trade and Development, with additional responsibility for Housing. He led the first trade mission from the Western world to China. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... William (Bill) Grenville Davis (born July 30, 1929 in Brampton, Ontario) was the Progressive Conservative Premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. ... The term Western world can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ...

Grossman became Minister of Revenue in 1972 and continued his responsibility for housing. He introduced Ontario's tax credit program to assist the elderly and low income families and eliminated much of the red tape that generally plagues a tax-collecting Ministry. In 1974, Grossman became the Provincial Secretary for Resources Development with overall policy responsibility for seven ministries. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

Outside of politics Grossman fought to help the Hungarian freedom fighters and their Canadian relatives; the citizens of Prague who cried for freedom during the Russian invasion; and, as President of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Service, he assisted homeless persons. Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established government that is held to be oppressive and illegitimate. ... Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ...

After retiring from public life in 1975, Allan Grossman served as chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (Canada) until 1984 and he worked on his son's leadership races in 1985 and afterwards served as a volunteer advisor to Larry and the Ontario Tory caucus. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ...

In 1985, a biography was published, Unlikely Tory: The life and politics of Allan Grossman by Peter Oliver ISBN 0886190495 . 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Biography (from the Greek words bios meaning life, and graphein meaning write) is a genre of literature and other forms of media like film, based on the written accounts of individual lives. ...