Tory attended Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto Schools.
He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School at the top of his class, and he earned a SJD degree from Harvard University.
[3][4] Tory was called to the Ontario bar and later worked at the W. N. Tilley law firm in Toronto for a few years.
In 1941, he launched his own firm (now known as Torys LLP) with a focus on corporate law.
His grandson is John Tory, former mayor of Toronto, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader and member of his grandfather's firm.