Simon McGillivray

Simon McGillivray
Courtesy of the Library & Archives Canada
Born1785 (1785)
Dunlichty, Inverness-shire. Scotland
Died9 June 1840(1840-06-09) (aged 54–55)
Blackheath, Kent, England

Simon McGillivray, FRS (c. 1785 – 9 June 1840), played an intricate role in merging the family owned North West Company with the rival Hudson's Bay Company. From 1835, he co-owned the Morning Chronicle and the London Advertiser. He was Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada (1822–1840); Fellow of the Royal Society at London; a member of the Beaver Club at Montreal and a member of the Canada Club at London.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.