James Anderson (1812-1867)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Mackinnon, C. Stuart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1985
• Subjects: Anderson; James; 1812-1867; Biographies; Canoeing; Expeditions; Explorers; History; Hudson's Bay Company; Search for Franklin; Starvation; Anderson River; N.W.T; Back River; Nunavut; Chantrey Inlet; Mackenzie River region; Montreal Island; Arctic; Bay Lake; Boothia Peninsula; Fort Good Hope; Great Slave Lake; Indian; Jagged; Mackenzie River; Maconochie Island; Mountain Portage; Rae; Yukon; Yukon Basin; inuit; James Bay; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65165

. In 1831, James left Britain as an apprentice with the Hudson's Bay Company. For 20 years he served with energy, judgement, and business acumen in the James Bay, Lake Superior, and Athabasca areas. Then-Governor George Simpson entrusted him with the remote and valuable Mackenzie District. He i...