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About John Irving
John Irving was a steamship captain in British Columbia, Canada. He began on the Fraser River at the age of 18 and would become one of the most famous and prosperous riverboat captains of the era. His father, William Irving, was known as the "King of the River" and the neighborhood of Irvington in Portland, Oregon, is named in honor of their family.
Everything about John Irving →- Position held
- member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Born
- November 24, 1854
- Died
- October 10, 1936