James Douglas

James Douglas

male, deceased (1877)
vancouver island, colonial Governor, Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia, kcb, Fur trader, Order of the Bath…British Empire, Colony of British Columbia
Sir James Douglas, KCB, (August 15, 1803 – August 2 1877), was an employee and officer of the Hudson's Bay Company and a British colonial go...
Chartres Brew

Chartres Brew

male, deceased (1870)
British Columbia judge, Corofin, County Clare, Irish migrant to Canada, British Columbia lawyer, gold commissioner, Chief Constable…Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia, Colony of British Columbia, British Columbia Interior, Legislative Council of British Columbia
Chartres Brew (31 December 1815 - 31 May 1870) was a Gold commissioner, Chief Constable and judge in the Colony of British Columbia, later a...
Henry Pering Pellew Crease

Henry Pering Pellew Crease

male, deceased (1905)
Knights Bachelor, British, Canadian, vancouver island, attorney general, lawyer…British Columbia politician, Colony of British Columbia, Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia, Attorney General of British Columbia, British Columbia lawyer
Henry Pering Pellew Crease (August 20, 1823 - November 27, 1905) was a British lawyer, judge, and politician, influential in the colonies of...
Robert Beaven

Robert Beaven

male, deceased (1920)
Anglican, English migrant to Canada, Canadian, vancouver island, opposition, canadian confederation…British Columbia premier, Pre-Confederation Ontario, Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia, Confederation League
Robert Beaven (January 20, 1836 - September 18, 1920) was a British Columbia politician and businessman. Beaven moved to British Columbia from...
Matthew Baillie Begbie

Matthew Baillie Begbie

male, deceased (1894)
knight, British Columbian, Hanging Judge, Fort Victoria, British Columbia judge, June 11, 1894…canadian confederation, confederation, British, Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia, Supreme Court of British Columbia
Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie (9 May 1819 - 11 June 1894) was a British-born British Columbian judge. Begbie served as a Judge of the Supreme Court,...
John Sebastian Helmcken

John Sebastian Helmcken

male, deceased (1920)
German Canadian, Canadian, English migrant to Canada, Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia, British Columbia politician, London, England…canadian confederation, British Columbia Medical Association
John Sebastian Helmcken (June 5, 1824 - September 1, 1920) was a British Columbia physician who played a prominent role in bringing the province...
Andrew Charles Elliott

Andrew Charles Elliott

male, deceased (1889)
Ulster-Scottish migrant to Canada, gold commissioner, Canadian, Stipendiary Magistrate, Civil Servant, obituary…British Columbian, Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia, British Columbia premier
Andrew Charles Elliott (Ireland c. 1828 - April 9, 1889 San Francisco) was a British Columbian politician and jurist. Elliott's varied career in...
Robert Burnaby

Robert Burnaby

male, deceased (1878)
west end, Explorer of British Columbia, leicestershire, hill, hope, Yale…Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia
Robert Burnaby (November 30, 1828 - January 10, 1878) was a merchant, politician and civil servant in British Columbia. The city of Burnaby,...
John Deighton

John Deighton

male, deceased (1875)
fraser river, Canadian, hull, granville, From hull, Kingston upon Hull…Pre-Confederation BritishColumbia
John Deighton (November 1830 - May 29 1875), generally known as "Gassy Jack", was a Canadian bar owner who was born in Hull, England. The Gastown...