Kenneth Farmer
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Kenneth "Ken" Pentin Farmer, C.M., B.Comm., C.A. (July 26, 1912 – January 12, 2005) was a Canadian Chartered Accountant, a Winter Olympics silver medal winner in ice hockey, and a president of the Canadian Olympic Association (now known as the Canadian Olympic Committee).
Born in Westmount, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University in 1934 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1937.
In 1934, he joined the accounting firm of McDonald Currie & Company (now Coopers & Lybrand). He became a partner in 1945 until his retirement in 1977. He was a member of the Silver medla winning ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He had the second highest points at the Olympics with 10 goals and four assists. 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.
In 1981, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
