For the Australian rules footballer, see Ken Farmer. For the former commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, see Kenneth L. Farmer Jr.
Kenneth Pentin Farmer, CM (July 26, 1912 – January 12, 2005) was a Canadian ice hockey player and businessman. He won a Winter Olympics silver medal winner in ice hockey, served as president of the Canadian Olympic Association, and worked as a chartered accountant.
Born in Westmount, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University. In 1934 he joined the accounting firm of McDonald Currie & Company (now Coopers & Lybrand) and became a Chartered Accountant in 1937. He became a partner in 1945 until his retirement in 1977.
Farmer was an outstanding hockey player. He was a member of the 1936 Port Arthur Bearcats, which won the silver medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He had the second highest points at the Olympics with 10 goals and four assists.[1] Canada had been expected to win the gold medal, but several incidents led to winning the silver medal instead. After the Olympics, Farmer stated that none of Canada's officials knew what playoff system was being used and that E. A. Gilroy and Fred Marples "were blissfully unaware of what it was all about".[2]
From 1953 to 1961, he was the President of the Canadian Olympic Association. He was President of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada from 1977 to 1983. He was a Governor of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame from 1980 to 1990.[3]
Honoursedit
1971, inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1971[4]
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
January 01, 1970
kenneth, farmer, australian, rules, footballer, farmer, former, commander, walter, reed, army, medical, center, kenneth, farmer, kenneth, pentin, farmer, july, 1912, january, 2005, canadian, hockey, player, businessman, winter, olympics, silver, medal, winner,. For the Australian rules footballer see Ken Farmer For the former commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center see Kenneth L Farmer Jr Kenneth Pentin Farmer CM July 26 1912 January 12 2005 was a Canadian ice hockey player and businessman He won a Winter Olympics silver medal winner in ice hockey served as president of the Canadian Olympic Association and worked as a chartered accountant Kenneth FarmerKen Farmer in McGill Redmen uniformBorn 1912 07 26 July 26 1912Westmount Quebec CanadaDiedJanuary 12 2005 2005 01 12 aged 92 NationalityCanadianOccupation s accountant ice hockey player administrator soldierKnown forPresident of Canadian Olympic Association Olympic silver medal winnerIce hockey careerPlayed forMcGill Redmen Montreal Victorias Port Arthur BearcatsPlaying career1930 1939Medal record Men s Ice Hockey 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen Team Contents 1 Background 2 Honours 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBackground editBorn in Westmount Quebec he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University In 1934 he joined the accounting firm of McDonald Currie amp Company now Coopers amp Lybrand and became a Chartered Accountant in 1937 He became a partner in 1945 until his retirement in 1977 Farmer was an outstanding hockey player He was a member of the 1936 Port Arthur Bearcats which won the silver medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics He had the second highest points at the Olympics with 10 goals and four assists 1 Canada had been expected to win the gold medal but several incidents led to winning the silver medal instead After the Olympics Farmer stated that none of Canada s officials knew what playoff system was being used and that E A Gilroy and Fred Marples were blissfully unaware of what it was all about 2 During World War II he served with The Royal Montreal Regiment and the Manitoba Dragoons He was discharged with the rank of Major and was Mentioned in Dispatches in 1945 From 1953 to 1961 he was the President of the Canadian Olympic Association He was President of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada from 1977 to 1983 He was a Governor of Canada s Sports Hall of Fame from 1980 to 1990 3 Honours edit1971 inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1971 4 1981 made a Member of the Order of Canada 1987 inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1936 Olympic team 1999 inducted to the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame 4 References edit Ken Farmer Olympic Stats hockey reference com Retrieved December 4 2017 Condemnation Heaped Upon Canadian Olympic Officials Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Manitoba March 23 1936 p 14 nbsp Past Board of Governors PDF Canada s Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved December 4 2017 a b Ken Farmer at Sports ReferenceSources edit Canadian Who s Who 1997 entry University of Toronto Press permanent dead link OBIT Olympian Ken Farmer dies at 92 McGill University Archived from the original on May 3 2006 OBIT Ken Farmer oldest surviving Redmen player McGill University Archived from the original on May 3 2006 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Farmer amp oldid 1211232024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
