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Fraser, Robin William Wright If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

Title	Naval Cadet (UNTD) (RCN(R))
Official Number	U-25800

Birth	23/09/1929	Death	(nk)
Place	Calgary	Place	(nk)
Area	AB	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

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Honours
Awards	QC; DSL;
Qualifications	LLB;

Biography
He attended Trinity College at the University of Toronto, obtaining an honors B.A. in Political Science and Economics, and then attended Osgoode Hall Law School, becoming a lawyer in 1956. Robin articled with a small Toronto law firm and then joined the downtown law firm of Fraser Beatty Tucker McIntosh and Stewart now Dentons, and specialized in real estate law and not for profit corporations until his retirement in 1995.

Biography

He attended Trinity College at the University of Toronto, obtaining an honors B.A. in Political Science and Economics, and then attended Osgoode Hall Law School, becoming a lawyer in 1956. Robin articled with a small Toronto law firm and then joined the downtown law firm of Fraser Beatty Tucker McIntosh and Stewart now Dentons, and specialized in real estate law and not for profit corporations until his retirement in 1995.

Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 25/01/1949). He served in HMCS York 1948-1951. (He was released.)

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Anecdotes
He was appointed a Queen’s Counsel in 1983. In September 2000 Robin received from Trinity College a Doctorate of Sacred Letters honoris causa. He has been involved in different organizations devoted to the preservation of the environment including the Nature Conservancy of Canada (board member and chair), the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (board member and chair), Algonquin Wildlands League (board member) and Bird Studies Canada (board member). He is a life member of the Corporation of Trinity College, served on the board and was chair of the Huntington Society of Canada and was a long-standing member of the board of The Frederick Harris Music Co. Ltd., a not for profit corporation owned in trust by the Royal Conservatory of Music, which he helped separate from the University of Toronto.

Anecdotes

He was appointed a Queen’s Counsel in 1983. In September 2000 Robin received from Trinity College a Doctorate of Sacred Letters honoris causa. He has been involved in different organizations devoted to the preservation of the environment including the Nature Conservancy of Canada (board member and chair), the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (board member and chair), Algonquin Wildlands League (board member) and Bird Studies Canada (board member). He is a life member of the Corporation of Trinity College, served on the board and was chair of the Huntington Society of Canada and was a long-standing member of the board of The Frederick Harris Music Co. Ltd., a not for profit corporation owned in trust by the Royal Conservatory of Music, which he helped separate from the University of Toronto.

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); http://friendsofncc.org/4-about-us/robin-w-w-fraser-vice-president/;
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2015-01-26 00:00:00

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Fraser, Robin William Wright