10 Facts About Trevor Eyton

Trevor Eyton was educated at Beaupre Public School and Jarvis Collegiate Institute.

Trevor Eyton remained with Brascan as chairman and senior chairman until 1997 and served on its board of directors.

Trevor Eyton was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1991 by Brian Mulroney.

Trevor Eyton was a board member of a number of corporations, including Coca-Cola Enterprises, General Motors of Canada, Noranda, Nestle Canada and Coretec, and served as Chairman and a director of Ivernia West.

Trevor Eyton was involved in amateur sport and philanthropic organizations including Junior Achievement, the Canadian Olympic Foundation and is Chairman of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Senator Trevor Eyton is a member of the Canadian Journalism Foundation, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and the Advisory Committee of the Toronto Zoo Foundation.

For many years Trevor Eyton sat on the board of Grenville Christian College during the period that Father Charles Farnsworth was headmaster of the school.

Trevor Eyton retired from the Senate on July 12,2009, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.

Trevor Eyton died on February 24,2019, at the age of 85.

In December 2019, the Toronto Star reported that Trevor Eyton died owing millions in income taxes, despite his high profile business career and long-term senate appointment.