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People from Dingwall: George Simpson, Thomas Simpson, Fiona MacKenzie, John Buchanan, Dougie Hall, John James Joass, Donald MacKenzie Cameron

People from Dingwall: George Simpson, Thomas Simpson, Fiona MacKenzie, John Buchanan, Dougie Hall, John James Joass, Donald MacKenzie Cameron


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Chapters: George Simpson, Thomas Simpson, Fiona Mackenzie, John Buchanan, Dougie Hall, John James Joass, Donald Mackenzie Cameron. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sir George Simpson (1787 7 September 1860) was a Scots-Quebecer and employee of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). His title was Governor-in-Chief of Rupert's Land and administrator over the Northwest Territories and Columbia Department in British North America (now Canada) from 1821 to 1860. George Simpson was born in Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland, the only son of George Simpson, Sr., a writer in Dingwall. He was raised by his father, assisted by Sir George's grandmother Isobel Mackenzie and her two daughters Jean and Mary, in Dingwall. He was most likely born in early 1792, as he was a schoolfellow of his "relative," Aemilius Simpson, also born in 1792. At age sixteen, in 1808, he went to London and was trained in business at his uncle Geddes Mackenzie Simpson's sugar company, Graham and Simpson. His skills interested partner Andrew Colville (also known as Andrew Wedderburn Colvile), who was also a high ranking HBC executive. Colvile encouraged Simpson to join the London office of the HBC, and by 1821, Simpson became the Governor of Rupert's Land and theColumbia Districtof the Hudson's Bay Company. Simpson oversaw the merging of the HBC and the North West Company in 1821, and sought to streamline the company by closing competing fur trade posts. He was instrumental in establishing Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River, the headquarters of HBC's Columbia District. Not willing to remain in London to oversee operations, he maintained homes during his tenure in Montreal and the Red River Settlement. He was an avid traveler and visited fur trade posts across North America. A stern taskmaste...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=99725


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  • ISBN-13: 9781158627158
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 30
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 59 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1158627157
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: George Simpson, Thomas Simpson, Fiona MacKenzie, John Buchanan, Dougie Hall, John James Joass, Donald MacKenzie Cameron
  • Width: 229 mm


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