Roy Fraser Elliott (25 November 1921 – 26 January 2005) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, supporter of the arts, and philanthropist.
Early life and education
Elliott was born in Ottawa, Ontario, a son to Colin Fraser Elliott (at one time, the Deputy Minister of Finance of Canada) and Marjorie Sypher, who taught voice and piano. His younger sister, Marjorie Elliott Sypher, was a concert pianist and served as the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978.[1]
He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1943 from Queen's University, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1946, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1947. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1946 and the Quebec Bar in 1948.
Career and other activities
He founded the law firm of Stikeman Elliott, specializing in tax and corporate law, with H. Heward Stikeman in 1952 in Montreal. Stikeman Elliott became and remains one of the largest and most successful law firms in Canada.