Biografie
He was a son of Captain William Irving. (He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) He began his career with his father in the Onward in 1870. Owner of Canadian Pacific Navigation Company in 1872.
He joined with Fleming & Parsons who owned the Lillooet.
He bought them out in 1875. His fleet included the Hope, Glenora, Onward and Royal City.
He purchased the Wilson G. Hunt in 1878 running her against the Princess Louise between Victoria and New Westminster. The uninsured vessel Elizabeth Irving burned before going into service and she was followed by the building of the R.P. Rithet.
In 1890 he was a shareholder in the Columbia & Kootenay Steam Navigation Co. operating on the Columbia River and Arrow Lakes and Kootenay Lake.
In 1899 he was living in Seattle WA USA.
In 1899 he was a Principal in the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. Ltd.
In 1899 he was a Principal in the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. Ltd.
He served as a Member of Parliament for 8 years.
He was buried in Victoria BC at the Ross Bay Cemetery.
Benannte Orte
Port Irving (Skeena River) (in 1890)
Referenzen
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Affleck, Edward L. (2000)
- Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1895 reprinted 1967)
- Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press.
