Wainwright Basin

Wainwright Basin (54˚15'00" 130˚17'00" S end of Kaien I, just S of Prince Rupert). Named in 1908 after William Wainwright (1840–1914), 2nd vice-president and chief lobbyist of the GTP. He was also 1st vice-president of the Grand Trunk Rwy of Canada, the GTP’s parent company. Born at Manchester, England, he rose to become gen manager of the Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railroad before immigrating to Canada in 1862 to take the position of chief clerk in the Grand Trunk’s accounting dept. He...

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