Jean E. Irving

Jean E. Irving ONB (20 April 1926–29 October 2019) was a Canadian heiress and philanthropist.

She was married to James K. Irving, a member of the prominent Irving family of New Brunswick, and was well known in the province for her philanthropic work.

[3] She had an estimated net worth of 900 million dollars (1.09 billion in 2022 inflation) and donated most of her wealth by the time she died.

She amassed a collection of modern art, which was donated to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery upon her death.

Her and her husband had four children, Jim Jr., Robert, Mary Jean and Judith.