Biografie
He came to British Columbia in 1858 as Private Secretary to Richard Clement Moody.
He explored for coal with Walter Moberly at Burrard inlet.
He founded the firm of Henderson and Burnaby in 1858 as commission agents. Edward Henderson managed the London office but the Company closed in 1865 due to the death of Henderson and the general economic depression on Vancouver island in 1865.
He went into real estate and insurance under his own name.
He helped to found the first Masonic Lodge in Victoria in 1860 and was appointed as Provincial Grand Master for the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 10/09/1861.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver Island for the Districts of Esquimalt and Metchosin 1859-64.
He was one of the founders of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce.
He returned to England in 1874 due to ill health.
Benannte Orte
Burnaby Shoal (BC), Burnaby Lake (BC), Burnaby Mountain (BC), Burnaby Range (BC), Burnaby Island (BC), Burnaby Strait (BC), City of Burnaby (BC)
Referenzen
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press.
