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'''James Kenneth Irving''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|ONB}} (March 20, 1928 – June 21, 2024) was a Canadian [[billionaire]] businessman and the first of three sons in the [[Irving Family (New Brunswick)|Irving family]] born to industrialist [[K.C. Irving]]. Born in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[New Brunswick]], he was the owner and later chairman of [[J. D. Irving]]. By the time of his death, his net worth was estimated between $5.5 and $7.2 billion.
'''James Kenneth Irving''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|ONB}} (March 20, 1928 – June 21, 2024) was a Canadian billionaire businessman and the first of three sons in the [[Irving Family (New Brunswick)|Irving family]] born to industrialist [[K.C. Irving]]. Born in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], New Brunswick, he was the owner and later chairman of [[J. D. Irving]]. By the time of his death, his net worth was estimated between $5.5 and $7.2 billion.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
James Kenneth Irving was born in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[New Brunswick]], on March 20, 1928, the first of three sons born to [[K. C. Irving]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Irving family announces the passing of James K. Irving |url=https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/irving-family-announces-the-passing-of-james-k-irving |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Financial Post]] |date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024907/https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/irving-family-announces-the-passing-of-james-k-irving |url-status=live }}</ref> and his wife, Harriet Lila Irving ({{nee|MacNarin}}), from Galloway in [[Kent County, New Brunswick|Kent County]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Irvings |url=https://kcirvingcentre.acadiau.ca/about/about-the-irvings/ |website=[[Acadia University]] |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513031014/https://kcirvingcentre.acadiau.ca/about/about-the-irvings/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was educated at [[Rothesay Netherwood School]], a private school in the nearby town of [[Rothesay, New Brunswick|Rothesay]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=James |title=Historic N.B. mansion faces wrecker's ball |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/historic-nb-mansion-faces-wreckers-ball/article18157424/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=March 4, 2006 |language=en-CA |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024909/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/historic-nb-mansion-faces-wreckers-ball/article18157424/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
James Kenneth Irving was born in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], New Brunswick, on March 20, 1928, the first of three sons born to [[K. C. Irving]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Irving family announces the passing of James K. Irving |url=https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/irving-family-announces-the-passing-of-james-k-irving |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Financial Post]] |date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024907/https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/irving-family-announces-the-passing-of-james-k-irving |url-status=live }}</ref> and his wife, Harriet Lila Irving ({{nee|MacNarin}}), from Galloway in [[Kent County, New Brunswick|Kent County]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Irvings |url=https://kcirvingcentre.acadiau.ca/about/about-the-irvings/ |website=[[Acadia University]] |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513031014/https://kcirvingcentre.acadiau.ca/about/about-the-irvings/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was educated at [[Rothesay Netherwood School]], a private school in the nearby town of [[Rothesay, New Brunswick|Rothesay]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=James |title=Historic N.B. mansion faces wrecker's ball |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/historic-nb-mansion-faces-wreckers-ball/article18157424/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=March 4, 2006 |language=en-CA |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024909/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/historic-nb-mansion-faces-wreckers-ball/article18157424/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Beginning in 1957, Irving's work in [[forestry]] had led to the planting of over a billion trees.<ref name="GlobeandMail-obit">{{cite news |last1=Mercer |first1=Greg |title=New Brunswick businessman James Kenneth Irving dies at 96 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-brunswick-businessman-james-kenneth-irving-dies-at-96/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=June 21, 2024 |language=en-CA |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622005137/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-brunswick-businessman-james-kenneth-irving-dies-at-96/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following K. C.'s death in 1992, ownership and responsibility for the Irving companies was divided amongst his sons, James, [[Arthur Irving|Arthur]] and [[John E. Irving|Jack]].<ref name="ForbesProfile">{{cite web |title=James Irving |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/james-irving-1/ |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=June 21, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328225543/https://www.forbes.com/profile/james-irving-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Beginning in 1957, Irving's work in [[forestry]] had led to the planting of over a billion trees.<ref name="GlobeandMail-obit">{{cite news |last1=Mercer |first1=Greg |title=New Brunswick businessman James Kenneth Irving dies at 96 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-brunswick-businessman-james-kenneth-irving-dies-at-96/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=June 21, 2024 |language=en-CA |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622005137/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-brunswick-businessman-james-kenneth-irving-dies-at-96/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following K. C.'s death in 1992, ownership and responsibility for the Irving companies was divided amongst his sons, James, [[Arthur Irving|Arthur]] and [[John E. Irving|Jack]].<ref name="ForbesProfile">{{cite web |title=James Irving |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/james-irving-1/ |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=June 21, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328225543/https://www.forbes.com/profile/james-irving-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Irving assumed ownership and responsibility of the [[J. D. Irving]] conglomerate, which included ownership of several companies in multiple different fields, including [[logging]], [[frozen foods]], [[transportation]] and [[retail]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Un Irving beaucoup plus riche et un Irving un peu plus pauvre |url=https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/03/21/irving-beaucoup-plus-riche-irving-plus-pauvre/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[L'Acadie Nouvelle]] |date=March 21, 2017 |language=fr-CA |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024908/https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/03/21/irving-beaucoup-plus-riche-irving-plus-pauvre/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He owned the [[Brunswick News]] publishing company<ref>{{cite news |last1=Glynn |first1=Tracy |last2=Rao |first2=Aditya |title=Don't hate the media, be the media |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2765347376 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Briarpatch]] |date=2023 |volume=52 |issue=1 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024909/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2765347376/DB21B91F7A6A4400PQ/1 |id={{ProQuest|2765347376}} |url-status=live }}</ref> until selling in 2022 to [[Postmedia]], the publisher of major [[newspaper]]s in New Brunswick, including the ''[[Telegraph-Journal]]'', the ''[[Times & Transcript]]'' and ''[[The Daily Gleaner]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibrahim |first1=Hadeel |title=Irving-owned New Brunswick newspapers to be sold to Postmedia |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/brunswick-news-sold-postmedia-1.6356427 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=February 18, 2022 |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218121841/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/brunswick-news-sold-postmedia-1.6356427 |url-status=live }}</ref> He later served as J.D. Irving's [[chairman]].<ref>{{cite news |title=First RCAF airmen to die in Second World War memorialized in N.B. |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2290635257 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=September 16, 2019 |page=A5 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024909/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2290635257/DB21B91F7A6A4400PQ/4 |id={{ProQuest|2290635257}} |url-status=live }}</ref>
Irving assumed ownership and responsibility of the [[J. D. Irving]] conglomerate, which included ownership of several companies in multiple different fields, including logging, [[frozen foods]], transportation and retail.<ref>{{cite news |title=Un Irving beaucoup plus riche et un Irving un peu plus pauvre |url=https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/03/21/irving-beaucoup-plus-riche-irving-plus-pauvre/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[L'Acadie Nouvelle]] |date=March 21, 2017 |language=fr-CA |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024908/https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/03/21/irving-beaucoup-plus-riche-irving-plus-pauvre/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He owned the [[Brunswick News]] publishing company<ref>{{cite news |last1=Glynn |first1=Tracy |last2=Rao |first2=Aditya |title=Don't hate the media, be the media |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2765347376 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Briarpatch]] |date=2023 |volume=52 |issue=1 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024909/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2765347376/DB21B91F7A6A4400PQ/1 |id={{ProQuest|2765347376}} |url-status=live }}</ref> until selling in 2022 to [[Postmedia]], the publisher of major newspapers in New Brunswick, including the ''[[Telegraph-Journal]]'', the ''[[Times & Transcript]]'' and ''[[The Daily Gleaner]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibrahim |first1=Hadeel |title=Irving-owned New Brunswick newspapers to be sold to Postmedia |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/brunswick-news-sold-postmedia-1.6356427 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=February 18, 2022 |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218121841/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/brunswick-news-sold-postmedia-1.6356427 |url-status=live }}</ref> He later served as J.D. Irving's chairman.<ref>{{cite news |title=First RCAF airmen to die in Second World War memorialized in N.B. |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2290635257 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=September 16, 2019 |page=A5 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024909/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2290635257/DB21B91F7A6A4400PQ/4 |id={{ProQuest|2290635257}} |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2000, Irving established the Partners Assisting Local Schools (PALS) program to work with local schools and "give children unique learning opportunities...to break the cycle of poverty for youth living in low-income neighborhoods through academic achievement and the school environment".<ref name="DailyGleaner-1">{{cite news |last1=McPhail |first1=Colin |title=James K. Irving, Shirley Dysart honoured with top Rotary award |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1793706103 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Daily Gleaner]] |date=June 4, 2016 |page=A3 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024914/https://www.proquest.com/docview/1793706103/3F016BAA038E4A13PQ/3 |id={{ProQuest|1793706103}} |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, he co-chaired a $25 million fundraising campaign for the [[Université de Moncton]] along with [[Denis Losier]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=James |title=UdeM launches 'excellence' fundraiser; James K. Irving, Denis Losier co- chairmen of campaign to raise $25 million |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/422859445 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=April 8, 2004 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025410/https://www.proquest.com/docview/422859445/419955AD54E4FC5PQ/1 |id={{ProQuest|422859445}} |url-status=live }}</ref> By the time of Irving's death, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated his net worth at $5.5 billion,<ref name="ForbesProfile"/> while the ''[[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]]'' guessed $7.2 billion.<ref>{{cite news |title=James K. Irving, Canadian Forestry Billionaire, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-21/james-k-irving-canadian-forestry-billionaire-dies-at-96 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622001151/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-21/james-k-irving-canadian-forestry-billionaire-dies-at-96 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2000, Irving established the Partners Assisting Local Schools (PALS) program to work with local schools and "give children unique learning opportunities...to break the cycle of poverty for youth living in low-income neighborhoods through academic achievement and the school environment".<ref name="DailyGleaner-1">{{cite news |last1=McPhail |first1=Colin |title=James K. Irving, Shirley Dysart honoured with top Rotary award |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1793706103 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Daily Gleaner]] |date=June 4, 2016 |page=A3 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622024914/https://www.proquest.com/docview/1793706103/3F016BAA038E4A13PQ/3 |id={{ProQuest|1793706103}} |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, he co-chaired a $25 million fundraising campaign for the [[Université de Moncton]] along with [[Denis Losier]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=James |title=UdeM launches 'excellence' fundraiser; James K. Irving, Denis Losier co- chairmen of campaign to raise $25 million |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/422859445 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=April 8, 2004 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025410/https://www.proquest.com/docview/422859445/419955AD54E4FC5PQ/1 |id={{ProQuest|422859445}} |url-status=live }}</ref> By the time of Irving's death, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated his net worth at $5.5 billion,<ref name="ForbesProfile"/> while the ''[[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]]'' guessed $7.2 billion.<ref>{{cite news |title=James K. Irving, Canadian Forestry Billionaire, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-21/james-k-irving-canadian-forestry-billionaire-dies-at-96 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622001151/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-21/james-k-irving-canadian-forestry-billionaire-dies-at-96 |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Irving received a [[honorary doctorate]] from the Université de Moncton in 1989, for [[business administration]].<ref>{{cite news |title=L'Université de Moncton |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/383894148 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=March 24, 2004 |page=B8 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025411/https://www.proquest.com/docview/383894148/419955AD54E4FC5PQ/7 |id={{ProQuest|383894148}} |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2007, he was inducted into the 2008 [[Canadian Business Hall of Fame]] along with his two brothers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Irvings among 6 named to Business Hall of Fame |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/irvings-among-6-named-to-business-hall-of-fame/article_f29172de-941b-5291-b899-42776025a2e5.html |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=November 20, 2007 |language=en |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513183446/https://www.thestar.com/business/irvings-among-6-named-to-business-hall-of-fame/article_f29172de-941b-5291-b899-42776025a2e5.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Irving received a honorary doctorate from the Université de Moncton in 1989, for [[business administration]].<ref>{{cite news |title=L'Université de Moncton |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/383894148 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=March 24, 2004 |page=B8 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025411/https://www.proquest.com/docview/383894148/419955AD54E4FC5PQ/7 |id={{ProQuest|383894148}} |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2007, he was inducted into the 2008 [[Canadian Business Hall of Fame]] along with his two brothers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Irvings among 6 named to Business Hall of Fame |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/irvings-among-6-named-to-business-hall-of-fame/article_f29172de-941b-5291-b899-42776025a2e5.html |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=November 20, 2007 |language=en |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513183446/https://www.thestar.com/business/irvings-among-6-named-to-business-hall-of-fame/article_f29172de-941b-5291-b899-42776025a2e5.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2014, Irving received the [[Order of New Brunswick]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McHardie |first1=Daniel |title=Two titans honoured |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/423317974 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=August 2, 2008 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025412/https://www.proquest.com/docview/423317974/F34A1A89EE874333PQ/4 |id={{ProQuest|423317974}} |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, he received the [[Order of Canada]], which described him as a "corporate leader who has advanced economic development in rural and urban New Brunswick".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farley |first1=Sam |title=James K. Irving dead at 96 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jk-irving-dead-96-1.7243426 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025443/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jk-irving-dead-96-1.7243426 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2014, Irving received the [[Order of New Brunswick]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McHardie |first1=Daniel |title=Two titans honoured |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/423317974 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=August 2, 2008 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025412/https://www.proquest.com/docview/423317974/F34A1A89EE874333PQ/4 |id={{ProQuest|423317974}} |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, he received the [[Order of Canada]], which described him as a "corporate leader who has advanced economic development in rural and urban New Brunswick".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farley |first1=Sam |title=James K. Irving dead at 96 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jk-irving-dead-96-1.7243426 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025443/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jk-irving-dead-96-1.7243426 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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James K. Irving
OC ONB
Born(1928-03-20)March 20, 1928
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedJune 21, 2024(2024-06-21) (aged 96)
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation(s)Business owner and executive
OrganizationJ. D. Irving
Spouse
Jean Elizabeth Saunders
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(m. 1951)​
Children4
FatherK. C. Irving
RelativesArthur Irving, John E. Irving (brothers)

James Kenneth Irving, OC ONB (March 20, 1928 – June 21, 2024) was a Canadian billionaire businessman and the first of three sons in the Irving family born to industrialist K.C. Irving. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, he was the owner and later chairman of J. D. Irving. By the time of his death, his net worth was estimated between $5.5 and $7.2 billion.

Early life

James Kenneth Irving was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on March 20, 1928, the first of three sons born to K. C. Irving[1] and his wife, Harriet Lila Irving (née MacNarin), from Galloway in Kent County.[2] He was educated at Rothesay Netherwood School, a private school in the nearby town of Rothesay.[3]

Career

Beginning in 1957, Irving's work in forestry had led to the planting of over a billion trees.[4] Following K. C.'s death in 1992, ownership and responsibility for the Irving companies was divided amongst his sons, James, Arthur and Jack.[5]

Irving assumed ownership and responsibility of the J. D. Irving conglomerate, which included ownership of several companies in multiple different fields, including logging, frozen foods, transportation and retail.[6] He owned the Brunswick News publishing company[7] until selling in 2022 to Postmedia, the publisher of major newspapers in New Brunswick, including the Telegraph-Journal, the Times & Transcript and The Daily Gleaner.[8] He later served as J.D. Irving's chairman.[9]

In 2000, Irving established the Partners Assisting Local Schools (PALS) program to work with local schools and "give children unique learning opportunities...to break the cycle of poverty for youth living in low-income neighborhoods through academic achievement and the school environment".[10] In 2004, he co-chaired a $25 million fundraising campaign for the Université de Moncton along with Denis Losier.[11] By the time of Irving's death, Forbes estimated his net worth at $5.5 billion,[5] while the Bloomberg Billionaires Index guessed $7.2 billion.[12]

Awards

Irving received a honorary doctorate from the Université de Moncton in 1989, for business administration.[13] In November 2007, he was inducted into the 2008 Canadian Business Hall of Fame along with his two brothers.[14]

In 2014, Irving received the Order of New Brunswick.[15] In 2015, he received the Order of Canada, which described him as a "corporate leader who has advanced economic development in rural and urban New Brunswick".[16]

In 2016, Irving and Shirley Dysart were made Rotary International's Paul Harris Fellows for creating PALS.[10] In 2017, he won the Honorary Leader Award at the Diversity Champion Awards, organized by Pride of Race, Unity and Dignity through Education, an organization based in Saint John.[17]

Personal life and death

Irving was married to philanthropist Jean E. Irving until her death in 2019; they had been married for 69 years.[18] They had four children, Jim Jr., Robert, Mary Jean and Judy.[19]

Irving died on June 21, 2024, in Saint John.[20] He was 96 and the last of K. C. Irving's sons. His younger brother Arthur died a month earlier.[4] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called him "a symbol of Canadian entrepreneurship and philanthropy".[21]

References

  1. ^ "Irving family announces the passing of James K. Irving". Financial Post. June 21, 2024. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "About the Irvings". Acadia University. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Adams, James (March 4, 2006). "Historic N.B. mansion faces wrecker's ball". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Mercer, Greg (June 21, 2024). "New Brunswick businessman James Kenneth Irving dies at 96". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "James Irving". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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