Born in Brighouse Farm Borgue near Kirkcudbright, Scotland, he arrived on Vancouver Island in 1860, where he helped to found the first sawmill in Port Alberni, British Columbia. On 24 July. 1863 he was made a justice of the peace for the Colony of Vancouver Island. When the sawmill burnt down in 1865, Sproat returned to England, but maintained his interest in the affairs of the colony, which was united with the mainland in 1866. Sproat's fascination with the First Nations people he encountered on Vancouver Island, led to his best remembered book, The Nootka:Scenes and studies of savage life, which appeared in 1868. In 1870 he wrote Education of the Rural Poor which argued for the extension of elementary education to all, including agricultural laborers. Following British Columbia's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, Sproat became the new province'sagent general in London, a position he held from 1872 until his return to the province in 1876. Beginning in 1883, Sproat began travelling to the Interior of British Columbia, especially to the Kootenay region, where he held several regional offices. After 1898, Sproat returned to Victoria, where he spent the majority of his time writing. He died there on 4 June 1913.[1]
Pike, Sarah P. (2018). Gilbert Malcolm Sproat, British Columbia Indian reserve commissioner (1876–1880), and the "humanitarian civilizing" of indigenous peoples. library.ubc.ca (LLM).
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^"Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.
gilbert, malcolm, sproat, april, 1834, june, 1913, scottish, born, canadian, businessman, office, holder, author, gilbert, sproatborn19, april, 1834kirkcudbright, scotlanddiedjune, 1913, 1913, aged, victoria, british, columbia, canadanationalityscottish, canad. Gilbert Malcolm Sproat 19 April 1834 4 June 1913 was a Scottish born Canadian businessman office holder and author Gilbert Malcolm SproatGilbert SproatBorn19 April 1834Kirkcudbright ScotlandDiedJune 4 1913 1913 06 04 aged 79 Victoria British Columbia CanadaNationalityScottish CanadianOccupation s Businessman Office holder Author Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Brighouse Farm Borgue near Kirkcudbright Scotland he arrived on Vancouver Island in 1860 where he helped to found the first sawmill in Port Alberni British Columbia On 24 July 1863 he was made a justice of the peace for the Colony of Vancouver Island When the sawmill burnt down in 1865 Sproat returned to England but maintained his interest in the affairs of the colony which was united with the mainland in 1866 Sproat s fascination with the First Nations people he encountered on Vancouver Island led to his best remembered book The Nootka Scenes and studies of savage life which appeared in 1868 In 1870 he wrote Education of the Rural Poor which argued for the extension of elementary education to all including agricultural laborers Following British Columbia s entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871 Sproat became the new province s agent general in London a position he held from 1872 until his return to the province in 1876 Beginning in 1883 Sproat began travelling to the Interior of British Columbia especially to the Kootenay region where he held several regional offices After 1898 Sproat returned to Victoria where he spent the majority of his time writing He died there on 4 June 1913 1 Legacy editSproat Lake and Sproat Lake Provincial Park on Vancouver Island are named in his honour by Robert Brown 2 Further reading editPike Sarah P 2018 Gilbert Malcolm Sproat British Columbia Indian reserve commissioner 1876 1880 and the humanitarian civilizing of indigenous peoples library ubc ca LLM References edit Sproat Gilbert Malcolm Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Sproat Lake BC Geographical Names Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gilbert Malcolm Sproat amp oldid 1169986305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
