Biografie
He went to sea as a boy.
He arrived in Victoria BC in 1878 as Second Mate on the ship Gondolier.
He left her in Victoria to become the Mate on the steamer Beaver in 1878.
He was the Master of the HBC vessel Beaver 1880-83. he took command of the tug Pilot and then the steamer Grappler until she sank in 1883.
He then took command of the Beaver again when his health had recovered from the wreck of the Grappler.
In 1887 he lived on Douglas Street near Princess Avenue in Victoria BC.
He took command of the tug Alexander as Mate and in 1888 he joined the Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. as Master of the steamer Princess Louise.
He later commanded the Yosemite and the R.P. Rithet.
Referenzen
- Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1895 reprinted 1967)
- Mallandaine, Edward (1887)
- Delgado, James P. (1993)
