William McGillivray
Lt.-Colonel The Hon. William McGillivray (1764 – 16 October 1825), of Chateau St. Antoine, Montreal, was a Scottish-born fur trader who succeeded his uncle as the last chief partner of the North West Company. He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and afterwards was appointed to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada. In 1795, he was inducted as a member into the Beaver Club. During the War of 1812 he was given the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Corps of Canadian Voyageurs. He owned substantial estates in Scotland, Lower and Upper Canada. His home in Montreal was one of the early estates of the Golden Square Mile. McGillivray Ridge in British Columbia is named for him.
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William McGillivray
Lt.-Colonel The Hon. William McGillivray (1764 – 16 October 1825), of Chateau St. Antoine, Montreal, was a Scottish-born fur trader who succeeded his uncle as the last chief partner of the North West Company. He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and afterwards was appointed to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada. In 1795, he was inducted as a member into the Beaver Club. During the War of 1812 he was given the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Corps of Canadian Voyageurs. He owned substantial estates in Scotland, Lower and Upper Canada. His home in Montreal was one of the early estates of the Golden Square Mile. McGillivray Ridge in British Columbia is named for him.
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Le Lieutenant-Colonel William ...... au début du Mille carré doré.
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William McGillivray, född 1764 ...... en Kanadensiska voyageurkåren.
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William McGillivray
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Dunlichty, Inverness-shire
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St John's Wood, London
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William McGillivray
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Chief Partner of the North West Company
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Chateau St.-Antoine, Golden Square Mile, Montreal
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Magdalen MacDonald of Garth
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Le Lieutenant-Colonel William ...... au début du Mille carré doré.
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Lt.-Colonel The Hon. William M ...... ish Columbia is named for him.
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William McGillivray, född 1764 ...... en Kanadensiska voyageurkåren.
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