Joseph James Hargrave was born and raised at York Factory, a fur trading post on Hudson Bay. He was the oldest son of York Factory's Chief Trader James Hargrave and his wife Letitia MacTavish Hargrave. His family took him to Scotland in 1846, where he studied at Madras College, St. Andrews, and completed his studies as a surveyor in 1859.
Hudson's Bay Companyedit
Hargrave returned to North America in 1861 and became an apprentice clerk for the HBC, and a secretary to his uncle William Mactavish—the governor of Rupert's Land and Assiniboia. In 1869, he began writing a series of articles for the Montreal Herald about the anticipated transfer of land from the HBC to Canada.
Before his retirement, he became a chief trader in the HBC. He died in 1894, shortly after returning to Edinburgh. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in west Edinburgh. The grave lies in the south-east section.
^Hargrave, Joseph James (1871). Red River. Montreal: John Lovell.
Bibliographyedit
Halpenny, Francess G, ed. (1990). "Hargrave, Joseph James". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
joseph, james, hargrave, frgs, april, 1841, february, 1894, hudson, company, trader, author, journalist, frgsborn, 1841, april, 1841york, factory, rupert, landdied22, february, 1894, 1894, aged, edinburgh, scotlandeducationmadras, collegeoccupation, trader, au. Joseph James Hargrave FRGS 1 April 1841 22 February 1894 was a Hudson s Bay Company fur trader author and journalist 1 2 Joseph James HargraveFRGSBorn 1841 04 01 1 April 1841York Factory Rupert s LandDied22 February 1894 1894 02 22 aged 52 Edinburgh ScotlandEducationMadras CollegeOccupation s Fur trader author journalistEmployerHudson s Bay CompanyParentsJames HargraveLetitia MacTavish The grave of Joseph James Hargrave Dean Cemetery Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Hudson s Bay Company 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksBiography editJoseph James Hargrave was born and raised at York Factory a fur trading post on Hudson Bay He was the oldest son of York Factory s Chief Trader James Hargrave and his wife Letitia MacTavish Hargrave His family took him to Scotland in 1846 where he studied at Madras College St Andrews and completed his studies as a surveyor in 1859 Hudson s Bay Company edit Hargrave returned to North America in 1861 and became an apprentice clerk for the HBC and a secretary to his uncle William Mactavish the governor of Rupert s Land and Assiniboia In 1869 he began writing a series of articles for the Montreal Herald about the anticipated transfer of land from the HBC to Canada In 1871 his book Red River was published It describes the history of the Red River Colony prior to the Red River Rebellion of Louis Riel 3 Before his retirement he became a chief trader in the HBC He died in 1894 shortly after returning to Edinburgh He is buried in Dean Cemetery in west Edinburgh The grave lies in the south east section References edit Manitoba Author Publication Index Archived from the original on 8 October 2006 Fur Trade Stories Archived from the original on 8 October 2007 Hargrave Joseph James 1871 Red River Montreal John Lovell Bibliography editHalpenny Francess G ed 1990 Hargrave Joseph James Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol XII 1891 1900 online ed University of Toronto Press External links editWorks by or about Joseph James Hargrave at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph James Hargrave amp oldid 1196064391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
