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Thomas Douglas Selkirk, 5th earl of
Thomas Douglas Selkirk, 5th earl of 1771-1820, Scottish philanthropist, founder of the Red River Settlement . Emigration to America seemed to him the best solution for the poverty of his countrymen, especially the Highlanders who had been evicted from their small holdings. He obtained land on Prince Edward Island and supervised (1803) the founding of a successful settlement there. In 1811 he acquired a large tract in Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company, in which he had bought a controlling interest, and established the Red River Settlement. The planting (1812-16) of this colony led to bloodshed between the settlers and the North West Company, a rival of the Hudson's Bay Company. After Selkirk's return to Upper Canada, lawsuits were brought against him by the North West Company, and he was forced to pay damages. Having sacrificed his health and most of his fortune to his philanthropic enterprises, he returned home in 1818 and died in France two years later. He wrote Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland (1805) and A Sketch of the British Fur Trade in North America (1816).
Bibliography: See his Diary, 1803-1804, ed. by P. C. White (1958); biography by J. M. Gray (1963); C. Martin, Lord Selkirk's Work in Canada (1916); G. Bryce, Mackenzie, Selkirk, Simpson (rev. ed. 1926); H. Bowsfield, Selkirk (1968).
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News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 5/8/2001; 700+ words
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News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
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5th Earl of Selkirk
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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Thomas Douglas Selkirk, 5th earl of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Douglas Selkirk, 5th earl of 1771-1820, Scottish...of the Hudson's Bay Company. After Selkirk's return to Upper Canada, lawsuits...M. Gray (1963); C. Martin, Lord Selkirk's Work in Canada (1916); G. Bryce...
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Alexander Selkirk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alexander Selkirk , 1676-1721, Scottish sailor whose adventures...1719). In 1704, as a sailing master, Selkirk quarreled with the captain of his ship in the...Howell, The Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk (1829).
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Selkirk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Selkirk town (1991 pop. 9,815), SE Man., Canada, on the Red River. Just...foundries, and shipyards in the town. It is named for the 5th earl of Selkirk, who established (1812) the Red River Settlement in the region.
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