Name/Title
Brigadier General Thomas Ken Quinn, SBStJ, CD, ADC, LOM (USA) - (1945-2021) - Former Commanding Officer of The Canadian Grenadier Guards (1976-1979)Description
Brigadier General Thomas Ken Quinn, SBStJ, CD, AdeC, LOM (USA) was born at St Mary’s Hospital in Montreal, QC, to Thomas Quinn and Winifred Quinn (nee Smith). He worked in the Oil and Gas industry for BP Canada and later for Petro Canada, until the early 1990s. Concurrently, he served in the Army Reserves beginning as a subaltern in the Canadian Grenadier Guards (Montreal) and eventually attaining the rank of Brigadier General and serving as the Director General of Army Reserves at the Headquarters in Ottawa. Upon leaving the civilian sector, Ken served full time with the military.
Ken retired from this military job in 2000. Preferring to keep busy, his strong work ethic always had him involved in some type of volunteer positions at the Military Museum in Calgary, as well as at St. John’s Ambulance. Ken also took on a Property Management position for several years after retirement, of which he was quite fond of because he got to interact with people." - McInnis & Holloway, Calgary AlbertaCreated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
December 28, 2021Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
January 13, 2026
