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JR Shaw

Canadian businessman (1934–2020)

JR Shaw (born James Robert Shaw, August 14, 1934 – March 23, 2020) was a Canadian businessman. He founded Alberta-based Shaw Communications in 1966 and was the executive chairman of the company.2

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Born Aug 14, 1934, died Mar 23, 2020.1

About

As of 2016, Shaw and other members of his family controlled 85 percent of the Class A voting shares of Corus Entertainment, and 80 per cent of the class A voting shares of Shaw Communications. Shaw sat on the board of directors of Suncor Energy from 2001 to 2007. The School of Business at NAIT is named after him.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedEli Broad College of Business3
  • Date not recordedMichigan State University3

Early years

Shaw was born in 1934 in Brigden, Ontario, the son of Lottie and Francis Shaw, and was raised on his family's farm with his siblings, Les, Bertha and Dolly. The Shaw business dynasty originated in rural Lambton County with Francis Shaw, originally from Kimball, who served in World War I. Francis inherited the family farm, and his brother Joel inherited the grist mill.

Lottie Shaw ran the farm, while Francis, an entrepreneur, slowly built a construction company that became a "major contractor involved in Camp Ipperwash" during World War II. Francis Shaw expanded his businesses into "ready-mix concrete, drive-in theatres, cable television", and a "pipe coating" company—and was an innovator in Ontario.

Education

After Shaw earned his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Michigan State University, he worked for a while at his father's pipe coating company, Shawcor.

From Wikipedia’s article on JR Shaw (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.5

Personal life

  • BornAug 14, 1934, Edmonton6
  • CitizenshipCanada7

Awards

  • Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of Canada8

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