Jack Roxburgh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jack Roxburgh

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1901

Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1975

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Jack Roxburgh

  • John Maxwell Roxburgh (February 14, 1901 – February 27, 1975) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, politician, farmer and businessman. Roxburgh graduated from Ontario Agricultural College and became a turkey breeder and orchardist.
  • In the 1930s, he ventured into local politics and business in the Simcoe, Ontario area.
  • He organized the Ontario Juvenile Hockey Association in 1934, and was a cofounder of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) in 1940.
  • He served as president of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1950 to 1952, and was credited with improving the OHA's finances and profits. He served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) from 1960 to 1962.
  • He arranged exhibition games between Canada and the Soviet Union, represented the CAHA at the International Ice Hockey Federation, and pushed for the separation of politics and sport when the Cold War threatened the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships.
  • He was opposed to changes in the International Olympic Committee's definition of amateurism, and recommended the formation of an amateur student team coached by Father David Bauer to become the Canada men's national ice hockey team.
  • His hockey career was recognized as a life member of the OMHA and the OHA, and the CAHA Order of Merit. Roxburgh served as a Liberal Party of Canada member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Norfolk from 1962 to 1968.
  • He was elected three times, defended the Canadian tobacco industry in his home riding, pushed for university students registering as voters, and introduced legislation to declare ice hockey as the national game of Canada.

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