Nelson, Hugh

NELSON, Hugh, businessman, politician, lt gov 1887–92 (b 25 May 1830, Larne, Northern Ireland; d 3 Mar 1893, London, England). He arrived in BC in 1858 hoping to make a fortune in the goldfields (see GOLD RUSHES). Instead he got into the transport business at YALE, where his BC & Victoria Express connected the CARIBOO to the coast. After selling out to F.J. BARNARD in 1867, he moved to BURRARD INLET and became a partner in Sewell MOODY's North Shore SAWMILL. After Moody's death he managed the...

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