K. C. Irving
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K. C. Irving was a Canadian industrialist who built a vast business empire spanning oil, forestry, media, and transportation, becoming one of the most powerful and influential figures in Atlantic Canada’s economic history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K. C. Irving canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
billionaire
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businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1899-03-14 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bouctouche, New Brunswick ⓘ |
| child |
Arthur Irving
ⓘ
James K. Irving ⓘ John E. Irving ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1992-12-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Irving ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
forestry industry
ⓘ
media industry ⓘ oil industry ⓘ transportation industry ⓘ |
| founded |
J. D. Irving, Limited
ⓘ
surface form:
Irving Group of Companies
Irving Oil ⓘ J. D. Irving, Limited ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenneth ⓘ |
| industry |
broadcasting
ⓘ
lumber ⓘ newspapers ⓘ petroleum refining ⓘ pulp and paper ⓘ retail fuel distribution ⓘ shipping ⓘ trucking ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the wealthiest Canadians of his era
ⓘ
maintaining tight family control over his companies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Colin ⓘ |
| name | Kenneth Colin Irving ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building a diversified business empire in Atlantic Canada
ⓘ
developing J. D. Irving, Limited ⓘ founding Irving Oil ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boktown, New Brunswick
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near Bouctouche, New Brunswick ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Saint John, New Brunswick ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Atlantic Canada
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New Brunswick ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
Bermuda
Saint John, New Brunswick ⓘ |
| spouse | Harriet Lila MacNarin ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.