Founder Profile
Joseph Jeffery
Last reviewed: January 1970 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Joseph Jeffery?
Joseph Jeffery is a founder of Canada Life, which was founded in 1847 with Hugh Cossart Baker Sr. and Jeffry Hall Brock.
- Company founded
- Canada Life
- Founded
- 1847
- Co-founders
- Hugh Cossart Baker Sr. and Jeffry Hall Brock
Founding Story
Joseph Jeffery was a visionary lawyer and civic promoter who founded London Life in London, Ontario, in 1874, pioneering industrial branch-based weekly premium insurance for working families.
Sources
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- Great-West Lifeco Inc. Annual Report (Fiscal 2024) (Canada Life)
- Canada Life 175-Year Corporate History (Canada Life)