Graham Day

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Sir Graham Day
OC ONS CD KC
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Born
Judson Graham Day

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alma materDalhousie Law School (LL.B.)
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  • Lawyer
  • counsel
  • business executive
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Chancellor of Dalhousie University
In office
1994–2001
Preceded byH. Reuben Cohen
Succeeded byRichard Goldbloom
Chairman of Cadbury
In office
1989–1993
Preceded byAdrian Cadbury
Succeeded byDominic Cadbury
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Sir Judson Graham Day OC ONS CD KC (3 May 1933 – 31 July 2025) was a Canadian business executive, lawyer and corporate director.[1][2]

Early life and education

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 3 May 1933,[3] Day graduated from Dalhousie Law School with an LL.B. in 1956 and briefly appeared on Singalong Jubilee.[4]

Career

Day began his career working at the Simpsons Department Store in Halifax selling Hartt brand shoes while attending university.[5] Day was chairman and CEO of British Shipbuilders from 1983 to 1986, and chairman and CEO of the Austin Rover Group from 1986 until 1991. From 1989 to 1993 he was chairman of Cadbury Schweppes, between its last two family chairmen, Sir Adrian Cadbury and Sir Dominic Cadbury.[6] He was chancellor of Dalhousie University from 1994 to 2001. He was chairman of Hydro One, but left following controversy over levels of executive and board compensation.[7] He was later counsel at Stewart McKelvey, an Atlantic Canadian law firm.[1]

Death

Day died at a hospital in Windsor, Nova Scotia on 31 July 2025, at the age of 92.[8][1]

Honours

Day received a number of honours. He was knighted in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II and was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2006. Day was appointed a member of the Order of Nova Scotia by Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Mayann Francis in 2011[9] and an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General of Canada David Johnston in 2014.[10] He received honorary degrees from Dalhousie University and several universities in the United Kingdom.[1][11]

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  1. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sir Graham Day C.B.H.F." Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Adeney, Martin (29 August 2025). "Sir Graham Day obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014. Sir Graham Day, former company chairman, 78
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.DeMont, John (2 December 2012). "Setting some things right: Margaret Thatcher's top privatizer looks at how the Iron Lady would handle Nova Scotia's problems". Halifax Herald. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Shoe Guys: Business and style advice from Sir Graham Day". The Hartt Shoe Company. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  6. ^ Who's Who 2009. p. 594.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Watson, Thomas (9 October 2006). "An apology for Eleanor Clitheroe". Canadian Business. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Obituary of Sir Graham Day". DeMont Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Order of Nova Scotia Recipients 2011". Nova Scotia Protocol Office. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Order of Canada Appointments". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Graham Day: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 25 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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