# Dennis Washington

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Dennis R. Washington is an American and Canadian billionaire industrialist who owns a controlling interest in a large consortium of privately held companies, collectively known as the Washington Companies. The consortium's main assets are in British Columbia, Canada, Washington, and Montana. The largest holding is a family-managed industrial ship manufacturer and marine freight transport service known as Seaspan Marine Corporation based in Vancouver.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1934 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189584#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Spokane ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189584#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189584#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189584#P106))
- **Awards:** Horatio Alger Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189584#P166))

## Questions

**When was Dennis Washington born?**  
Dennis Washington was born on 1934 in Spokane.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dennis Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Washington) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1189584](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189584) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: DennisWashington.jpg by FelixRo (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DennisWashington.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Dennis Washington". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dennis-washington. Retrieved 6 November 2026.