Biografie
He was a businessman in Liverpool England where he married a Mrs. Dickinson.
He had been living in California since 1854 but came north with the goldrush in 1858.
He operated a slaughterhouse and then was a butcher in Victoria, the owner of the Queen's Market.
He was elected as the first Mayor of Victoria in April 1862 and served to 1865.
He was a Member of the Legislature of British Columbia for Cariboo.
In 1874 he became the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
In 1876 he was appointed as the High Sheriff of Victoria.
He was the father-in-law of Thomas and William Wilson and the father of Emily Harris.
He was buried in Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria BC.
Benannte Orte
Harris Island (BC), Mayor Channel (BC)
Referenzen
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Howay, F.W. (1914)
- Adams, John. (1983)
- Green, Valerie (1992)
- Reksten, Terry (1991)
