Background
Norman Elder was the son of Robert James Elder, wealthy founder of Elder Carriage Works, the first carriage business in southern Canada. The company provided carriages for the Eaton's Company.
He grew up on Park Lane Circle, Toronto, where he discovered himself, his love of animals, and his knack for outrageous endeavors.
Elder was life long friends with Canadian businessmen Galen Weston and Conrad Black.
He was a graduate of Upper Canada College, the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto.
He also ran for Alderman in Toronto where he had many remarkable television interviews before losing.
In 1998, an Ontario Court sentenced Elder to two years less a day in prison for molesting several teenage boys.
Elder died on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 in Toronto of an apparent suicide by hanging.
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