Edward Stamp

Edward Stamp
Stamp c. 1860s
Member of the Legislative Council of British Columbia for Lillooet
In office
1867–1868
Personal details
Born5 November 1814
Northumberland, England
Died20 January 1872(1872-01-20) (aged 57)
Middlesex, England
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
  • politician
Known forFounding Hastings Mill
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Captain Edward Stamp (5 November 1814 – 20 January 1872) was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Born at Alnwick in Northumberland, Stamp served as the captain of a steam transport in the Crimean War in 1854.

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