Lawyer, businessman, community activist.
Born at Port Arthur [now Thunder Bay], Ontario on 15 February 1927, son of Arthur and Maria Mauro, he moved to Winnipeg after high school and graduated from St. Paul’s College (1949). He then attended the University of Manitoba, serving as President of its Students’ Union (1950) and President of the National Federation of Canadian University Students (1953). He graduated from the Law School (1953), was called to the Manitoba Bar (1953), then received a Master of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba (1956).
He practiced law as a member of the Winnipeg law firm presently known as Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson (1953-1969). He was made a Queen’s Counsel (1965). He served as provincial counsel for the Royal Commission on Health Service (1961) and he chaired the Royal Commission on Northern Transportation (1968-1970). He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Transair Limited (1972-1976); Executive Vice-President and later President and Chief Operating Officer with Investors Group (1976-?); and a director for Federal Industries Limited, Pacific Western Airlines, Great-West Life Assurance Company, Montreal Trust Company, and CP Hotels Limited.
He served as President of the Young Progressive Conservative Association of Greater Winnipeg (1951-1952), Young Progressive Conservative Association of Manitoba (1952-1953), and Leonardo Da Vinci Professional and Business Association (1954); Italian Vice-Consul (1958); Chairman of the Winnipeg Community Chest (1962-1963); one of the founders of the Catholic Foundation of Manitoba (1964); a director of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews; Chairman of the Board of Management for St. Paul’s College; board member for the Winnipeg Art Gallery and St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation; and Chancellor of the University of Manitoba (1992-2001).
On 1 September 1951, he married Nancie J. Tooley (?-2000) at Winnipeg and they had three daughters and a son. He later met and married Naomi Levine. In recognition of his community service, he was inducted into the Order of the Buffalo Hunt (1991), Order of Canada (1993), Order of Manitoba (2004), Manitoba Business Hall of Fame (2014), and Knight of the Order of St. Gregory. He received a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
He died at Winnipeg on 4 August 2023. He is commemorated by the Arthur V. Mauro Residence and Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice at the University of Manitoba.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Collett House (69 Middle Gate, Winnipeg)
“National President,” The Manitoban, 22 September 1950, page 2.
“Social and personal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 August 1951, page 11.
“Young Prog Cons elect Charles Spence,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 September 1952, page 3.
“A. V. Mauro called to Manitoba Bar,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 November 1953, page 3.
“Da Vinci group plans Mardi Gras ball March 2,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 February 1954, page 8.
Birth announcement [Christine Hope Mauro], Winnipeg Tribune, 20 March 1954, page 29.
“U of Manitoba to confer 1,047 degrees,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 May 1956, page 17.
“Social and personal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 January 1958, page 12.
“Manitoba debaters defeat British team,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 October 1962, page 27.
“Catholics to form foundation,” Winnipeg Tribune, 23 January 1963, page 34.
“10 Manitoba lawyers on New Year’s list,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 January 1965, page 6.
“North no colony, Mauro emphasizes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 December 1968, page 14.
“Transair names new president,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 March 1972, page 32.
“Fourth v-p this year leaves Transair,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 September 1976, page 98.
“Federal Industries Ltd.,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 December 1976, page 15.
“Pacific Western gets control of Transair,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 May 1977, page 1.
Obituary [Nancie J. Mauro], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 March 2000, page 50.
Obituary [Arthur Valentine Mauro], Winnipeg Free Press, 12 August 2023.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 August 2023
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