Governor William MacTavish
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Governor William MacTavish was a 19th-century Hudson’s Bay Company official who served as the last governor of Assiniboia and played a key role in the final years of the Red River Settlement before Canadian Confederation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Governor William MacTavish canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hudson's Bay Company officer
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colonial administrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | negotiations over the sale of Hudson's Bay Company territories to Canada ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Council of Assiniboia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | MacTavish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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fur trade administration ⓘ |
| followedBy | Canadian federal authority in the North-West after Confederation ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | Hudson's Bay Company corporate colonial rule ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Red River Settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Red River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | colonial governor in pre-Confederation western Canada ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | transitional figure between HBC rule and Canadian federal control in the West ⓘ |
| jurisdictionGoverned |
District of Assiniboia
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Rupert's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last governor of Assiniboia
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involvement in events leading up to Canadian Confederation ⓘ role in the final years of the Red River Settlement ⓘ |
| occupation |
company administrator
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fur trader ⓘ |
| officeContested | governance of the Red River Settlement ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson's Bay Company governance structure in Rupert's Land ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
British colonial rule in Rupert's Land
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expansion of the Dominion of Canada westward ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Assiniboia
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Governor of Rupert's Land ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company chief factor NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company officer in the Red River Settlement ⓘ |
| precededBy | previous governors of Assiniboia ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | North American fur trade territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Assiniboia
NERFINISHED
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Red River Settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
political tensions preceding the Red River Resistance
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transfer of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to Canada ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Assiniboia
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Red River Settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupert's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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