Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
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Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and philanthropist best known for organizing large-scale Scottish emigration to North America and establishing pioneering agricultural settlements in what is now Canada.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish nobleman
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colonial entrepreneur ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| activity |
investing in the Hudson’s Bay Company
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negotiating land grants in British North America ⓘ promoting settlement of Scottish Highlanders displaced by the Highland Clearances ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1771-06-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | St Mary’s Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Orthez, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | ill health ⓘ |
| child | Dunbar James Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1820-04-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pau, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | pioneer of organized emigration from Scotland to Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
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University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Baldoon Settlement in Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
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Red River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ settlements on Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Baron Daer (courtesy title, earlier in life) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | social and economic dislocation of Scottish Highlanders ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Baldoon Settlement
NERFINISHED
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Prince Edward Island settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ founding agricultural settlements in British North America ⓘ organizing large-scale Scottish emigration to North America ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| mother | Helen Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 5th Earl of Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
establishment of the Red River Colony
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promotion of Highland Scots emigration ⓘ |
| owned | large shareholding in the Hudson’s Bay Company ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Prince Edward Island
NERFINISHED
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Red River region (present-day Manitoba, Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Scottish representative peer ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| spouse | Jean Wedderburn-Colvile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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