Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Earl of, 1771-1820
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Douglas, Thomas, Earl of Selkirk, 1771-1820
Douglas, Thomas, Earl of Selkirk
Selkirk, Earl of, 1771-1820
Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of, 1771-1820
Selkirk, Earl of (Thomas Douglas), 1771-1820
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found: His A letter to the earl of Liverpool, 1819.
found: Macdonnell, M. Selkirk settlement, 1887:t.p. (Earl of Selkirk)
found: Dictionary of Canadian biography online, viewed October 30, 2015(Douglas, Thomas, Baron Daer and Shortcleuch, 5th Earl of Selkirk, colonizer and author; b. 20 June 1771 on St Mary's Isle (near Kirkcudbright), Scotland, son of Dunbar Hamilton Douglas and Helen Hamilton; d. 8 April 1820 in Pau, France; The idea of the company's developing an agricultural settlement at Red River as a refuge for retired fur traders and a source of food that had otherwise to be brought from England had already been discussed by the committee and had some support. It was against this background that Selkirk early in 1811 put forward his plan)
found: LAC internal file, November 25, 2022(access point: Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Earl of, 1771-1820; variants: Douglas, Thomas, Earl of Selkirk; Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of, 1771-1820; Selkirk, Earl of (Thomas Douglas), 1771-1820)
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1980-04-08: new
2022-11-26: revised
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