Arthur Lee Irving, (born 1930) is a Canadian

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businessman, the second son of industrialist

K.C. Irving Kenneth Colin Irving, (March 14, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was a Canadian businessman whose business began with a family sawmill in Bouctouche, N.B., in 1882. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Biography Early life Bor ...

. He is the sole owner, through the Arthur Irving Family Trust, of Irving Oil Ltd. As of June 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$4.2 billion.

Early and personal life

Irving was born in 1930 in

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, Canada, the second son of industrialist

. He was educated at

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and

Acadia University Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of the Acadi ...

. Irving is married, with five children, and lives in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Business interests

Following their father's death in 1992, ownership and responsibility for the Irving companies was divided as follows: * Arthur - ownership and responsibility for Irving Oil, its retail stores, oil refineries, oil tankers and distribution terminals and other facilities. * J.K. - ownership and responsibility for J.D. Irving, the conglomerate which has interests in forestry, pulp and paper, tissue, building supplies, frozen food, transportation, shipping lines, and shipbuilding among others. * Jack - ownership and responsibility for construction, engineering and steel fabrication companies. Died in July 2010 at the age of 78. Succeeded by eldest son, John K. F. Irving. All companies within the Irving conglomerate are vertically integrated and buy services and products of other Irving-owned companies, thereby maintaining profits within their operations.

Activities and awards

Irving served as Chancellor of

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from 1996 to 2010, where he established the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre. In 2016, Dartmouth accepted $80 million from the Irving family to set up the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society. In 2002, he was made an Officer of the

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and in 2012 he was made a member of the

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. In 2008, along with his brothers he was inducted into the

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Businesspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick Canadian university and college chancellors Members of the Order of New Brunswick Officers of the Order of Canada Canadian philanthropists Canadian billionaires 1930 births Living people {{Canada-business-bio-stub

Early and personal life

Business interests

Activities and awards

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