Early Years
Summerville was born in Toronto to William Arthur Summerville and Alberta White. He had an older brother, Ross, who died as an infant in 1910.
Summerville served as a pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, and is reputed to have bombed the Canadian National Exhibition grounds in Toronto by mistake during training. Before public office he was manager of family owned real estate company Summerville Properties (founded 1912).
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