Jeffry Hall Brock

Jeffry Hall Brock
Born(1850-01-06)January 6, 1850
Guelph, Canada West
DiedMarch 27, 1915(1915-03-27) (aged 65)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
NationalityCanadian
OccupationBusinessman
Known forfounder of Great-West Lifeco, St. Charles Country Club, Manitoba Liberal Party
Spouse
Louisa Adelaide Clara Gillespie
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(m. 1876⁠–⁠1915)​
Children12

Jeffry Hall Brock (1850–1915) was a Canadian businessman who was also politically active at the time of John A. Macdonald.[1] He had a significant influence on the Canadian insurance industry (Great-West Life turned out to be the second biggest insurance conglomerate in Canada, started the first Western Canada based insurance company), and politics (rallied against high tariffs and the railway monopoly). During his tenure as managing director of Great-West Life, the company's share of sales in Canada's insurance market rose from 0.5% to 13.8%.

He is a member of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame Companions.[2]

  1. ^ "Brock, Jeffrey Hall. Dictionary of Canadian Biography". University of Toronto/Université Laval. 1998. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "the order". May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.