Jean E. Irving
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Preceded byNone
Succeeded byNone
BornJean Elizabeth Saunders
20 April 1926
20 April 1926
Died29 October 2019 (aged 93)
Jean E. Irving | |
|---|---|
| Executive Co-Chair of Donations Chair of the Irving Collection Honorary Director Beaverbrook Art Gallery | |
| In office 2011? – 2019 (her death) | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Elizabeth Saunders 20 April 1926 |
| Died | 29 October 2019 (aged 93) |
| Spouse |
James K. Irving (m. 1951) |
| Education | Registered Nurse |
Jean E. Irving ONB (20 April 1926 – 29 October 2019) was a Canadian heiress and philanthropist. She was married to James K. Irving, a member of the prominent Irving family of New Brunswick, and was well known in the province for her philanthropic work.[1][2] She was awarded the Order of New Brunswick in 2013.[3] She had an estimated net worth of 900 million dollars (1.09 billion in 2022 inflation) and donated most of her wealth by the time she died. She amassed a collection of modern art, which was donated to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery upon her death.[citation needed].
Her and her husband had four children, Jim Jr., Robert, Mary Jean and Judith.