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'''Irving Gould''' (September 26, 1919 – December 17, 2001) was a canadian businessman, most known for first being Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[Commodore Business Machines (Canada) Ltd.]] and later [[Commodore International Ltd.]] and related companies.
'''Irving Gould''' (September 26, 1919 – December 17, 2001) was a canadian businessman, most known for first being Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[Commodore Business Machines (Canada) Ltd.]] and later [[Commodore International Ltd.]] and related companies.


==Early years==
== Personal life ==
Irving Gould was born to a jewish family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the second son of Joseph L. Gould and Rayna Gould (''née'' '''Wilson'''), being [[Albert Gould]] his older and [[Melville Earl Gould]] younger brothers. <ref>[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GWXM-HYX] familysearch.com, retrieved September 9, 2020</ref>
Irving Gould was born to a jewish family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the second son of Joseph L. Gould and Rayna Gould (''née'' '''Wilson'''), being [[Albert Gould]] his older and [[Melville Earl Gould]] younger brothers. <ref>[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GWXM-HYX] familysearch.com, retrieved September 9, 2020</ref>

He was married to Denise Gould and had a daughter, Jaye Penny Gould. <ref>Toronto Star Newspaper, Canada, November 14, 1983, Rayna Gould Wilson obituary</ref>

Irving gould was a collector of netsuke, gathering an important number of these small japanese sculptures. <ref>National Post Newspaper, Canada, February 19, 1988, page 17</ref>

Revision as of 20:17, 10 September 2020

Irving Gould (September 26, 1919 – December 17, 2001) was a canadian businessman, most known for first being Chairman of the Board of Directors of Commodore Business Machines (Canada) Ltd. and later Commodore International Ltd. and related companies.

Personal life

Irving Gould was born to a jewish family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the second son of Joseph L. Gould and Rayna Gould (née Wilson), being Albert Gould his older and Melville Earl Gould younger brothers. <ref>[1] familysearch.com, retrieved September 9, 2020</ref>

He was married to Denise Gould and had a daughter, Jaye Penny Gould. <ref>Toronto Star Newspaper, Canada, November 14, 1983, Rayna Gould Wilson obituary</ref>

Irving gould was a collector of netsuke, gathering an important number of these small japanese sculptures. <ref>National Post Newspaper, Canada, February 19, 1988, page 17</ref>