Spencer Bank

Spencer Bank (52˚46'00" 129˚38'00" SW of Rennison I and NW end of Aristazabal I, entrance to Caamaño Sd). Pioneer Victoria merchant David Spencer (1837–1920) immigrated to Victoria from Wales in 1863 and became a bookseller, then entered the dry goods business. He was a staunch Methodist—a temperance activist and lay preacher. In 1873 he established a dept store, David Spencer Ltd, on Government St and became very successful, expanding to Nanaimo in 1890 and Vancouver in 1906. David...

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