Irving K. Barber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Irving K. Barber

Canadian businessman

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1923

Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Date of Death: 13-Apr-2012

Profession: industrialist, philanthropist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Irving K. Barber

  • Irving Kearl "Ike" Barber, OC OBC (February 14, 1923 – April 13, 2012) was a Canadian forest industrialist and philanthropist.
  • Though originally from Alberta, Barber spent most of his life in British Columbia, where he founded Slocan Forest Products Ltd., a lumber-producing company.
  • He then went on to use his resource-based fortune to become one of BC's most prominent education philanthropists.
  • Barber made significant donations to the University of British Columbia, as well as many other schools across the province, until his death in 2012.

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