Tolmie, William Fraser

TOLMIE, William Fraser, fur trader, politician (b 3 Feb 1812, Inverness, Scotland; d 8 Dec 1886, Victoria). Trained in medicine, he joined the HBC in 1832 as a clerk and surgeon. He arrived at Fort Vancouver in May 1833 and was posted to the north at FORT McLOUGHLIN. In 1836 he returned to Fort Vancouver and served there as surgeon and trader; following a furlough home, he took charge of trade and farming operations at Fort Nisqually on Puget Sound. He remained at Nisqually during the years of...

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