Kerr (1890) - Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians

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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