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Sir George Simpson

Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, Simpson was perhaps the first man to travel overland around the world.

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Scottish colonial administrator and explorer

Born 1786 or 7
Died 1860

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  • Cover of: Fur trade and empire: George Simpson's journal; remarks connected with the fur trade in the course of a voyage from York Factory to Fort George and back to York Factory, 1824-1825, together with accompanying documents. Edited with an introd. by Frederick Merk.

    First published in 1931 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Narrative of a journey round the world, during the years 1841 and 1842

    First published in 1847 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Journal of occurrences in the Athabasca department

    First published in 1938 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Journal of occurences in the Athabasca Department by George Simpson, 1820 and 1821, and report

    First published in 1938 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Part of dispatch from George Simpson, Esqr., Governor of Ruperts Land, to the governor & committee of the Hudson's Bay Company, London, March 1, 1829: continued and completed March 24 and June 5, 1829.

    First published in 1947 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An overland journey round the world: during the years 1841 and 1842.
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    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An overland journey round the world, during the years 1841 and 1842

    First published in 1983 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: California, its history, population, climate, soil, productions, and harbors.: From Sir George Simpson's "Overland journey round the world." An account of the revolution in California, and conquest of the country by the United States, 1846-7.

    First published in 1848 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: California, its history, population, climate, soil, productions, and harbors, from Sir George Simpson's "Overland journey round the world": an account of the revolution in California, and conquest of the country by the United States, 1846-7

    First published in 1848 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Journal of occurrences in the Athabasca department by George Simpson, 1820 and 1821, and report

    First published in 1938 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Narrative of a journey round the world: during the years 1841 and 1842
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  • Cover of: Narrative of a voyage to California ports in 1841-1842

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Narrative of a voyage to California ports in 1841-42, together with voyages to Sitka, the Sandwich Islands & Okhotsk, to which are added sketches of journeys across America, Asia & Europe.: From the Narrative of a voyage round the world

    First published in 1930 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Part of dispatch from George Simpson Esqr.: Governor of Ruperts Land to the Governor & Committee of the Hudson's Bay Company, London

    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Part of dispatch from George Simpson, Esqr., Governor of Ruperts Land, to the governor & committee of the Hudson's Bay Company, London: March 1, 1829, continued and completed March 24 and June 5, 1829

    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Part of dispatch from George Simpson, Esqr., Governor of Ruperts Land, to the governor & committee of the Hudson's Bay Company, London, March 1, 1829: continued and completed March 24 and June 5, 1829

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An overland journey round the world, during the years 1841 and 1842
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  • Cover of: Narrative of a journey round the world, during the years 1841 and 1842
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  • Cover of: An overland journey round the world, during the years 1841 and 1842.

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Sir George Simpson

Scottish colonial administrator and explorer

Born 1786 or 7
Died 1860

Subjects

Description and travel, Hudson's Bay Company, Voyages around the world, Fur trade, History, Voyages autour du monde, Descriptions et voyages, Travel, Elliott-Davies Collection, North West Company (1967- ), Sources, Special collections, Whitman College, Canadian Northwest, Correspondence, Frontières, Histoire, Northwest, Canadian, Peace River District

Places

Canadian Northwest, California, Hawaii, Pacific Northwest, Northwest boundary of the United States, Alaska, Asia, Canada, North America, Russia, Amérique du Nord, Asie, Hudson Bay, Hudson's Bay, Northwest Coast of North America, Northwest coast of North America, Russie

People

George Simpson Sir (1786 or 7-1860)

Time

1846-1850, 1821-1867, 19th century

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Alternative names

  • Governor Simpson
  • Simpson, George, Sir
  • George Simpson

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April 30, 2021 Edited by LeadSongDog merge authors
April 30, 2021 Edited by LeadSongDog Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import