Governor James Douglas
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Governor James Douglas was the colonial governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia who played a key role in administering and responding to the Cariboo Gold Rush in the 1860s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor James Douglas canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appliesToPosition |
Governor of British Columbia
ⓘ
Governor of British Columbia ⓘ
surface form:
Governor of Vancouver Island
|
| awardReceived | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ross Bay Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryGoverned |
Colony of British Columbia (mainland)
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of British Columbia
Colony of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1803-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1877-08-02 ⓘ |
| employer | Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ |
| endTime | 1864 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Douglas ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial governance
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Cree
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of British Columbia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Cariboo Gold Rush ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration of the Cariboo Gold Rush
ⓘ
establishment of colonial law and order during gold rushes ⓘ founding and development of Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ negotiation of treaties with Indigenous peoples on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
fur trader ⓘ |
| participantIn | expansion of British sovereignty on the Pacific Northwest coast ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British Guiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Demarara, British Guiana
|
| placeOfDeath | Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company
ⓘ
Governor of British Columbia ⓘ Governor of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| residence |
Victoria, British Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria, Vancouver Island
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Amelia Connolly ⓘ |
| startTime |
1851
ⓘ
1858 ⓘ |
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