O'Reilly, Peter

O'REILLY, Peter, public servant (b 27 Mar 1828, Ince, England; d 3 Sept 1905, Victoria). He was raised in Ireland, where he served in the revenue police before moving to BC in 1858. He was appointed a magistrate on his arrival and also served as high sheriff of the mainland colony until 1866 (see COLONIAL GOVERNMENT). He was a gold commissioner in HOPE between 1860 and 1862, then became chief gold commissioner for BC, based in RICHFIELD. In 1863 he married Caroline Trutch, sister of Joseph...

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