James Farquharson Macleod

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James Farquharson Macleod was a 19th-century Canadian lawyer, militia officer, and prominent North-West Mounted Police commissioner who played a key role in establishing Canadian authority and relations with Indigenous peoples in the West.

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instanceOf Canadian lawyer
judge
militia officer
person
police officer
politician
citizenship Canada
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfDeath Canada NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1836-09-25
dateOfDeath 1894-09-05
educatedAt Queen's University at Kingston NERFINISHED
University of Toronto
employer North-West Mounted Police NERFINISHED
endTime 1880
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Macleod NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork colonial administration
law
military
policing
fullName James Farquharson Macleod NERFINISHED
givenName James
hasNamesake Fort Macleod NERFINISHED
Macleod Trail NERFINISHED
Town of Macleod (later part of Calgary) NERFINISHED
memberOf Law Society of Upper Canada NERFINISHED
North-West Mounted Police NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Canadian Militia NERFINISHED
militaryRank lieutenant-colonel
movedTo Canada West NERFINISHED
notableFor establishing Canadian authority in the North-West Territories
leadership in the North-West Mounted Police
negotiating with Indigenous peoples in Western Canada
occupation judge
lawyer
militia officer
police commissioner
politician
participatedIn Fenian Raids NERFINISHED
Red River Expedition NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Drynoch, Isle of Skye, Scotland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Calgary, North-West Territories, Canada NERFINISHED
positionHeld commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police
residence Calgary, North-West Territories NERFINISHED
Fort Macleod, North-West Territories NERFINISHED
startTime 1876
yearOfImmigration 1845

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Treaty 7 negotiatedBy James Farquharson Macleod