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Irving Gould was involved in many different business ventures during his life, in several industries and sectors. |
Irving Gould was involved in many different business ventures during his life, in several industries and sectors. |
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On late December of 1946 Irving Gould was appointed Sales Manager of ''Joseph Gould and Sons Ltd.'', a textile company his father run in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His brother [[Albert Gould|Albert]] would be appointed General Manager.<ref>The Leader-Post Regina Newspaper, Canada, December 12, 1946, Market News, page 14</ref> |
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On May of 1950 Irving Gould was acting as secretary of ''Acme Glove Works Limited''<ref>Newspaper The Gazette, Canada, May 18, 1950, page 21</ref>, a textile company that was already in business on 1913.<ref>Newspaper The Gazette, Canada, May 24, 1913, page 21</ref> ''Acme Glove Works'' would buy a couple of years later all the outstanding shares of ''Joseph Gould and Sons Ltd''<ref>Newspaper National Post, Canada, July 12, 1952, page 23</ref>. |
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On late December of 1952, it was announced <ref>Newspaper National Post, Canada, December 27, 1952, page 29</ref> that Irving Gould had bought 300,000 shares of ''Antone Petroleums'' a company formed earlier that year by Toronto and Cleveland businessmen.<ref>Calgary Herarld, Canada, March 17, 1952, page 25</ref> |
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On July, 1954, it was announced the Irving Gould had been elected member of the Board of directors of ''New Mylamaque Explorations Ltd.''<ref>Newspaper The Gazette, Canada, July 1, 1954, page 20</ref>. Later that year, news related to the company would list him about being the company president.<ref>Newspaper The Vancouver Sun, Canada, August 18, 1954, page 14</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:02, 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>
He placed a residence in Bahamas, and during his life was he always sharing living and working time between his home residence in Toronto, the United States and Bahamas, so he would pay taxes only in the islands. He has been defined as an avid diver, fisherman and boater <ref>[2] hgcristie.com, retrieved September 9, 2020</ref><ref>The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel, Michael S. Tomczyk, 1984</ref>
Business life
Irving Gould was involved in many different business ventures during his life, in several industries and sectors.
On late December of 1946 Irving Gould was appointed Sales Manager of Joseph Gould and Sons Ltd., a textile company his father run in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His brother Albert would be appointed General Manager.<ref>The Leader-Post Regina Newspaper, Canada, December 12, 1946, Market News, page 14</ref>
On May of 1950 Irving Gould was acting as secretary of Acme Glove Works Limited<ref>Newspaper The Gazette, Canada, May 18, 1950, page 21</ref>, a textile company that was already in business on 1913.<ref>Newspaper The Gazette, Canada, May 24, 1913, page 21</ref> Acme Glove Works would buy a couple of years later all the outstanding shares of Joseph Gould and Sons Ltd<ref>Newspaper National Post, Canada, July 12, 1952, page 23</ref>.
On late December of 1952, it was announced <ref>Newspaper National Post, Canada, December 27, 1952, page 29</ref> that Irving Gould had bought 300,000 shares of Antone Petroleums a company formed earlier that year by Toronto and Cleveland businessmen.<ref>Calgary Herarld, Canada, March 17, 1952, page 25</ref>
On July, 1954, it was announced the Irving Gould had been elected member of the Board of directors of New Mylamaque Explorations Ltd.<ref>Newspaper The Gazette, Canada, July 1, 1954, page 20</ref>. Later that year, news related to the company would list him about being the company president.<ref>Newspaper The Vancouver Sun, Canada, August 18, 1954, page 14</ref>