McKay, Joseph William

McKAY, Joseph William, fur trader, businessman (b 31 Jan 1829, Rupert's House, QC; d 21 Dec 1900, Victoria). He was born to mixed-blood parents at a remote fur trade post on James Bay and joined the HBC himself in 1844, when he was 15 years old. After two years at Fort Vancouver on the COLUMBIA R he transferred to FORT VICTORIA, where he rose to second-in-command. A trusted subordinate of James DOUGLAS, he helped to negotiate treaties with the local FIRST NATIONS and began the development of...

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