Dunsmuir, James

DUNSMUIR, James, industrialist and politician, premier 15 June 1900–21 Nov 1902, lt gov 1906–09 (b 8 July 1851, Fort Vancouver, WA; d 6 June 1920, Cowichan). The son of the COAL mine operator Robert DUNSMUIR, he entered and eventually took charge of the family business. Like his father he was a tyrannical employer who became identified with brutal labour practices, and his mines were considered the most dangerous in the world. He won election to the legislature in 1898. Two years later the...

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