Andrew Colvile
Scottish businessman (1779ā1856) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the television writer, see Andrew Colville (writer). For the Scottish rugby union player, see Andrew Galbraith Colville.
Andrew Colvile (born Andrew Wedderburn; 6 November 1779 ā 3 February 1856) was a Scottish businessman, notable as the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, a huge organisation set up for the North American fur trade but also instrumental in the early history of Canada. He was also chairman of the West India Docks.[1]
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Born | Andrew Colvile-Wedderburn (1779-11-06)6 November 1779 Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland |
Died | 3 February 1856(1856-02-03) (aged 76) London, Middlesex England |
Employer | Hudson's Bay Company |
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