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Born August 15, 1803 • Demerara • Guyana
Died August 2, 1877 (aged 73) • Victoria • Canada
Title / Office governor (1858-1864), British Columbia • governor (1851-1864), Vancouver Island
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McBride, Sir Richard
Sir Richard McBride
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Franz Boas
Franz Boas
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Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Pierre-Esprit Radisson
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George Vancouver
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Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of
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