Amelia Connolly
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Amelia Connolly was a prominent early 19th-century Métis businesswoman and fur trade figure in the Pacific Northwest, known for her marriage to Hudson’s Bay Company officer James Douglas, who later became the first governor of British Columbia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Douglas | 0 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Métis person
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businesswoman ⓘ fur trade figure ⓘ historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hudson’s Bay Company
NERFINISHED
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James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Hudson’s Bay Company (through family and marital connections to the fur trade) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Métis ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalContext | fur trade era in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| influenced | social and economic networks of the Pacific Northwest fur trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
marriage to James Douglas
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role in the early 19th-century Pacific Northwest fur trade ⓘ |
| marriageSignificance | linked Métis trading networks with Hudson’s Bay Company leadership ⓘ |
| notableFact | wife of James Douglas, who became the first governor of British Columbia ⓘ |
| notableRole |
business partner and social counterpart to James Douglas in fur trade society
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prominent Métis woman in the Pacific Northwest fur trade ⓘ |
| occupation |
businesswoman
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fur trade intermediary ⓘ |
| partnerOf | James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | first governor of British Columbia ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Amelia Connolly
NERFINISHED
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James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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James Douglas