伝記
He was originally named as John Wark at Londonderry Ireland in 1792.
He joined the HBC, 15/06/1814, as John Work apparently due to a spelling error in the records, a name which he adopted.
He served in eastern Canada for eight years.
He came to the Oregon Territory in 1823.
He married Josette Legacé (a daughter of Pierre Legacé) in 1826.
He entered the HBC in 1814, serving in various posts (chiefly York Factory) for the first eight years of his career.
In 1823 he left the Hudson Bay region in the fur brigade of Peter Skene Ogden for Fort George on the Columbia River. For the next ten years he served there and at Spokane House, Fort Colville and Fort Vancouver.
He succeeded Peter Ogden as Chief Trader in charge of the Snake River Brigade.
He settled next at Fort Simpson on the Nass River 1835-49.
He settled lastly in Victoria on property he purchased in the Hillside District.
He retired as Chief Factor at Fort Victoria.
He was appointed as Member of the First Legislative Council of Vancouver Island 1853-61.
命名された地物
Wark Channel (BC), Wark Island (BC), Work Point (BC)
参考文献
- Lugrin, N. deB. (1928)
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Howay, F.W. (1914)
- BCELP Geographical Place Names Cards Correspondence To/From BC Chief Geographer
- Gazetteer of Canada: British Columbia 2nd ed. (1966)
