Irvine was manager of the Royal Bank of Canada in Springhill and Amherst, NS. He graduated from the Advanced Training School of London Life Insurance Co. and in 1946 he became District Supervisor of the London Life Insurance Co. for the province of NS.
Irvine married Gladys Pearl PURDY on 15 Nov 1939 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia. Gladys was born on 30 Jan 1916 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia; died on 15 Aug 2000 in Stratford, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]