Biography
He and his brothers Ralph, John and Norman were troller fishermen based in Kyuquot who founded Nelson Brothers Fisheries.
He was an owner of BC Packers in 1934.
He was the youngest of the brothers and became President of Nelson Brothers Fisheries Ltd.
He served as President of British Columbia Packers Ltd. 1970-1979.
He was a a Director and Past President of the Fisheries Association of British Columbia, and a member of the Fisheries Council of Canada, the International Pacific Halibut Commission and the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the George Weston Ltd., Manufacturers Life insurance Co. and Vancouver Port Corporation.
He was an avid sailor and placed second in the 1974 Victoria-Maui race.
Vessels Owned / Designed
Naknek;
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References
- Nicholson, George (1965)
- Gibson, Gordon with Carol Renison (1980)
