James Whalen
Canadian businessperson (1869–1929)1
James Whalen (April 29, 1869 – June 4, 1929) was a Canadian businessperson and entrepreneur based in Port Arthur, Ontario, now part of Thunder Bay, Ontario, with interests in the forest industries, shipbuilding, dredging, and towing. From a modest beginning as a timber contractor in the 1890s, he built an impressive business empire in various Great Lakes marine businesses.2
From Wikipedia’s article on James Whalen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1869, died 1929.1
About
With the help of his brothers he was less successful in entering the competitive British Columbia pulp and paper business that went bankrupt in 1925.
From Wikipedia’s article on James Whalen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Career
Occupation: businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company3
Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company, PASCO
Great Lakes Dredging Company
Canadian Towing and Wrecking Company
Dominion Towing and Salvage Company
Whalen Pulp and Paper Company (British Columbia)
Canada West Coast Navigation Company
Canada Pebble Company
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Personal life
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJames Whalen on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJames Whalen on Wikipedia
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- 8Wikimedia CommonsJames Whalen photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain