Military Service
In 1818 he entered the Northwest Company and in 1821 he joined the Hudson's Bay Company when the two companies merged.
From 1821-24 he was stationed in the Red River District.
He was sent to the HMCS Mackenzie District and I 1839 he explored the Peel River and established Fort Macpherson in 1840.
From 1840-42 he explored the Rat River and the Porcupine River and established that it flowed into the HMCS Yukon River.
In 1847 he was a member of the Sir John Richardsn expedition to search for Sir John Franklin.
In 1853-57 he was in charge of the AthabaskaDistrict and later of the Sept-Iles District in Canada East.
In 1860 he retired to the Saugeen Peninsula, Bruce Co. in Canada West.
