J. Allan Boyle | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 10 May 1916 |
| Died | 5 December 2008 (aged 92) |
| Education | Orillia Collegiate Institute ('34) |
| Spouse |
Doris Sydney Mullett
(m. 1941) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/ | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Squadron Leader |
| Service number | J6226 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
John Allan "Ben" Boyle AFC OC (10 May 1916 – 5 December 2008) was a Canadian banker who served as president of the Toronto-Dominion Bank from 1978 to 1981. Boyle joined the Dominion Bank in 1934 in his hometown of Orillia as a junior clerk. After serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II, Boyle rejoined the Dominion Bank and in 1948 was sent to its Manhattan branch. Following the Dominion's merger with the Bank of Toronto in 1955, in 1956 Boyle was sent back to the States to work at the new bank's New York branch. Boyle returned to Canada in 1966 and joined the head office in Toronto. In 1972 he was appointed chief general manager and vice-president, and in 1974 was elected a director. On 1 May 1978, Boyle succeeded Richard Murray Thomson as the bank's president, while Thomson was appointed chairman and chief executive. Boyle retired in 1981 at age 65 but remained a director of the bank until 1987. He died in Toronto in 2008 at age 92.