Arthur Irving

Arthur Irving
Born	1930 (age 86–87)
Residence	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Owner, Irving Oil
Net worth	US$5.0 billion
Spouse(s)	Sandra (nee Ring)
Children	5
Parent(s)	K.C. Irving
Relatives	James K. Irving (brother)

Arthur L. Irving, OC ONB (born 1930) is a Canadian businessman, born in New Brunswick, the second son of industrialist K.C. Irving. Arthur, along with his brother J.K., share the ownership of what is known informally as the Irving Group of Companies. With an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion (as of March 2015) according to Forbes, Arthur Irving was ranked by Forbes as the 5th wealthiest person in Canada and 271st in the world.

Following their father's death in 1992, ownership and responsibility for the Irving companies was divided as follows:

All companies within the Irving conglomerate are vertically integrated and buy services and products of other companies, thereby maintaining profits within their operations.

Arthur Irving has served as Chancellor of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia from 1996–2010.

In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2012, he was made a member of the Order of New Brunswick.

In 2008, along with his brothers he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Arthur Irving has been involved with Ducks Unlimited and in establishing the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre at Acadia University.

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