Biographical Data
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Title	Naval Cadet (S) (UNTD) (RCN(R))
Official Number	U-48528

 

Birth	09/04/1930	Death	13/11/2011
Place	Florenceville	Place	Toronto
Area	NB	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Honours	CC. ONB.
Awards	LLD.
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Biography

He received a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University in 1951. He joined Green Grass Insecticides as a Salesman. He soon moved on to Thorne’s Hardware, an Irving company, where he quickly rose to the rank of General Manager. Harrison McCain was also working for Irving Oil as Sales Manager. He co-founded McCain Foods Limited in 1956 with his brother Harrison McCain. He bought Maple Leaf Foods in 1995 along with the Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan. He previously served as the Chairman of the Board for the company.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (S) (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 30/01/1950). He served in HMCS Scotian for UNTD (Mt A) 1949-1951. (He was released.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON;
Last update
2015-02-16 00:00:00

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