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This book is a description of then contemporary figures in British Columbia. It is available online through [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/15438 Canadiana.org]. | This book is a description of then contemporary figures in British Columbia. It is available online through [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/15438 Canadiana.org]. | ||
A few of the people listed in the book are: | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0136|Francis Patrick Armstrong}} - member of Major Rogers' first trip to the Columbia. Took up land there and freighted by row boat on Columbia Lakes. | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0141|Francis Jones Barnard}} - founder of the Barnard Express stage coaches | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0155|Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie}} - judge | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0281|Albert James Hill}} - Canadian government engineer - worked on contract from Yale to Sumas between January 1880 to 1882. | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0309|John Lcahy}} - member of a survey crew in the north thompson sometime 1871 - 1873</LI> | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0384|Redgrave}} - commissary until 1884 for Onderdonk\ | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0390|John Robson}} - member of BC government - appointed paymaster and commissary for the western CPR surveys (spr 1875 to 1879) | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0402|Temple Frederick Sinclair}} - railroad contractor - tunnels and entire Shuswap section | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0423|Seth Thorne Tilley}} - Government commissary between Port Moody and Kamloops and also under Onderdonk | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0429|John Trutch}} - surveyor/explorer | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0429|Sir Joseph William Trutch}} - Cariboo Road builder, Alexandra Bridge builder/owner, member of BC Government, BC's first Lieutenant Governor | |||
*{{CanadianaOrg|15438|0430|Simon John Tunstall}} - doctor under Onderdonk for Savona to Craigellachie. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:20, 5 July 2005
Kerr, John Blaine. Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians: with a historical sketch (Vancouver : Kerr & Begg, 1890.)
This book is a description of then contemporary figures in British Columbia. It is available online through Canadiana.org.
A few of the people listed in the book are:
- Francis Patrick Armstrong - member of Major Rogers' first trip to the Columbia. Took up land there and freighted by row boat on Columbia Lakes.
- Francis Jones Barnard - founder of the Barnard Express stage coaches
- Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie - judge
- Albert James Hill - Canadian government engineer - worked on contract from Yale to Sumas between January 1880 to 1882.
- John Lcahy - member of a survey crew in the north thompson sometime 1871 - 1873
- Redgrave - commissary until 1884 for Onderdonk\
- John Robson - member of BC government - appointed paymaster and commissary for the western CPR surveys (spr 1875 to 1879)
- Temple Frederick Sinclair - railroad contractor - tunnels and entire Shuswap section
- Seth Thorne Tilley - Government commissary between Port Moody and Kamloops and also under Onderdonk
- John Trutch - surveyor/explorer
- Sir Joseph William Trutch - Cariboo Road builder, Alexandra Bridge builder/owner, member of BC Government, BC's first Lieutenant Governor
- Simon John Tunstall - doctor under Onderdonk for Savona to Craigellachie.
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