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In 1855 he emigrated with his parents to Elora, Canada West.
He went into the lumber business in Elora.
In 1862 he travelled to British Columbia with William Dalby for the Cariboo Gold Rush.
In 1863 he was the Chief Commissary and Pay Master for the construction of the trunk road from Lillooet to Alexandria.
In 1864 he worked on the trunk road from Quesnelle to Cottonwood River.
In 1866 he was mining.
In 1871 he was in charge of the construction of the Seymour Wagon Road.
He later constructed roads from New Westminster to Hope and the road from Spence's Bridge up the Nicola Valley.
In 1871 he was a general merchant in the Peace River District.
In 1878 he married Laura Haywood.
In 1886 he was the General Superintendent of the cosntruction of the wagon road from Cache Creek to Savonna's Ferry.
In 1882-86 he was elected as a Member of the legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the Cassiar District.
He moved back to Victoia in 1886.
In 1887 he was a City Councillor for the City of Victoria for the Yates Street Ward.
In 1888 he was the Mayor of Victoria for four terms.
He was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
参考文献
- Mallandaine, Edward (1887)
- Walker, Elizabeth (1999)
- Green, Valerie (1992)
