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Sir James Douglas, KCB (August 15, 1803 – August 2, 1877) was a Canadian fur trader and politician who became the first Governor of the Colony of British Columbia. He is often credited as "The Father of British Columbia ". He was instrumental to the resettlement of 35 African Americans fleeing a life of racial persecution in San Francisco who ...
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Feb 14, 2008 · Sir James Douglas, governor of Vancouver Island (1851–64) and British Columbia (1858–64), fur trader (born 15 August 1803 in Demerara [Guyana]; died 2 August 1877 in Victoria, BC). Remembered as “the Father of British Columbia,” Sir James Douglas helped establish colonial settlement, trade and industry on the West Coast.
Aug 1, 2020 · Douglas, a career Hudson's Bay Company man, founded Fort Victoria in 1843, was governor of Vancouver Island when the 1858 Gold Rush happened, and subsequently was appointed the first governor...
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Sir James Douglas (born Aug. 15, 1803, Demerara, British Guiana—died Aug. 2, 1877, Victoria, B.C., Can.) was a Canadian statesman known as “the father of British Columbia.” He became its first governor when it was a newly formed wilderness colony.
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18 hours ago · The history of Victoria and the Colony of Vancouver Island are thoroughly linked to James Douglas. The Hudson Bay Company (HBC) instructed Douglas in 1842 to establish a fort there, and assigned him as chief factor. Douglas thus controlled the company’s trade and the governance of the island. The British Government had granted control of ...
DOUGLAS, Sir JAMES, HBC officer and governor of Vancouver Island and of the crown colony of British Columbia; b. 5 June or 15 Aug. 1803 ; d. at Victoria, B.C., 2 Aug. 1877. A “Scotch West Indian,” as he was known in the fur trade, James Douglas was the son of John Douglas and nephew of Lieutenant-General Sir Neill Douglas. John Douglas and ...
Douglas' mixed blood and that of his wife gave him a more sympathetic view of Indigenous issues than many others in positions of leadership. His years as chief factor and later governor of what would become British Columbia were marked by mutual trust between himself and most Indigenous nations.
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