James K. Irving, Canadian Forestry Billionaire, Dies at 96

  • James Irving’s billionaire brother Arthur died last month
  • J.D. Irving Ltd. diversified into shipbuilding, frozen foods
James K. IrvingSource: J.D. Irving Ltd.
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James K. Irving, the Canadian billionaire who expanded his family’s forest products business into a conglomerate and founded a record tree-planting program, has died. He was 96.

Irving died in Saint John, New Brunswick, his family announcedBloomberg Terminal on Friday. He is survived by four children, Jim, Robert, Mary-Jean and Judith, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.