Biographie
(He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) He went to sea at the age of 11 on the Grand Banks and Labrador Coast.
He arrived on the British Columbia coast in 1890.
He organized the New England Fishing Co.
He was the Master of the fishing steamer Coquitlam for the New England Halibut Company in Hecate Strait in 1894.
In 1905 he was the Master of the New England, the Flamingo and the Celestial Empire.
He is said to have introduced otter-trawling to British Columbia.
In 1905 he was a founder of the Canadian Fishing Co.
Lieux nommés
Cape Freeman (BC), Freeman Pass (BC), Freman Island (BC), Freeman Rock (BC); Absolom Island (BC);
Références
- Dalzell, Kathleen E. (1973)
- BCELP Geographical Place Names Cards Correspondence To/From BC Chief Geographer
