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McCain, G. Wallace F. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Naval Cadet (S) (UNTD) (RCN(R)) |
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Official Number | U-48528 |
Birth | 09/04/1930 | Death | 13/11/2011 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; |
Last update |
2015-02-16 00:00:00 |