George Simpson (ca. 1787-1860)
Sir George Simpson, overseas Governor-in-Chief of the Hudson's Bay Company, is remembered chiefly for his success in integrating the field operations of the rival Hudson's Bay and North West Companies after their union in 1821. No explorer himself, he assisted, albeit reluctantly, John Fra...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65386 2023-05-15T14:19:16+02:00 George Simpson (ca. 1787-1860) Chalmers, John W. 1982-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65386 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65386/49300 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65386 ARCTIC; Vol. 35 No. 2 (1982): June: 241–347; 330-331 1923-1245 0004-0843 Biographies Expeditions Explorers History Hudson's Bay Company North West Company Search for Franklin Simpson Sir George ca. 1787-1860 Athabasca Lake region Alberta/Saskatchewan Canadian Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion other 1982 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:31Z Sir George Simpson, overseas Governor-in-Chief of the Hudson's Bay Company, is remembered chiefly for his success in integrating the field operations of the rival Hudson's Bay and North West Companies after their union in 1821. No explorer himself, he assisted, albeit reluctantly, John Franklin's first sortie into the Arctic and, more willingly, subsequent Admiralty expeditions. He was also responsible for organizing Company-mounted exploration and searches in the North. . In 1844, Simpson chose a Company clerk, Dr. John Rae, to head another sortie to the Frozen Ocean. In 1846 Rae led a small party to brilliant exploring success in the northeast corner of the continent. In an 1854 Company-organized foray, Rae discovered the first relics of the lost Franklin expedition. Throughout the long search for Franklin, the Company - under Simpson's direction - assisted such Admiralty expeditions as Dr. John Richardson's with material and personnel, and mounted its own searches, such as James Anderson's 1855 journey. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Rae ENVELOPE(-116.053,-116.053,62.834,62.834) ARCTIC 35 2 |
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Sir George Simpson, overseas Governor-in-Chief of the Hudson's Bay Company, is remembered chiefly for his success in integrating the field operations of the rival Hudson's Bay and North West Companies after their union in 1821. No explorer himself, he assisted, albeit reluctantly, John Franklin's first sortie into the Arctic and, more willingly, subsequent Admiralty expeditions. He was also responsible for organizing Company-mounted exploration and searches in the North. . In 1844, Simpson chose a Company clerk, Dr. John Rae, to head another sortie to the Frozen Ocean. In 1846 Rae led a small party to brilliant exploring success in the northeast corner of the continent. In an 1854 Company-organized foray, Rae discovered the first relics of the lost Franklin expedition. Throughout the long search for Franklin, the Company - under Simpson's direction - assisted such Admiralty expeditions as Dr. John Richardson's with material and personnel, and mounted its own searches, such as James Anderson's 1855 journey. . |
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