He was born in London, England in 1824,[1] the son of Geddes Mackenzie Simpson.[2] He studied at Eton College and came to Lower Canada in 1841 as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. Simpson served with the company until 1864, serving as the last factor for the post at Sault Ste. Marie, where he settled after his retirement. His cousin, George Simpson, was a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1870, Simpson acted as guide and interpreter for the Red River Expeditionary Force.[3] In 1871, he was named Indian Commissioner for Rupert's Land and resigned from his seat in the House of Commons. Later that same year, he arranged Treaties 1 and 2 with the Ojibwa and Swampy Cree Nations in southern Manitoba.[4]
Simpson was married twice: to Annie Ironside in 1853 and later to Eliza Ironside, her sister. He died at Fort Monroe, Virginia in 1894.[2]
^ abWemyss Mackenzie Simpson – Parliament of Canada biography
^ abJohnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
^Daugherty, Wayne E (1983). "Treaty Research Report Treaty One and Treaty Two (1871)". Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
^"Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 160. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
External linksedit
"Simpson, Wemyss MacKenzie" (PDF). Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
wemyss, mackenzie, simpson, wemyss, mackenzie, mckenzie, simpson, march, 1824, march, 1894, canadian, trader, political, figure, represented, algoma, house, commons, canada, conservative, member, from, 1867, 1871, born, london, england, 1824, geddes, mackenzie. Wemyss Mackenzie McKenzie Simpson March 30 1824 March 31 1894 was a Canadian fur trader and political figure He represented Algoma in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871 1 He was born in London England in 1824 1 the son of Geddes Mackenzie Simpson 2 He studied at Eton College and came to Lower Canada in 1841 as an employee of the Hudson s Bay Company Simpson served with the company until 1864 serving as the last factor for the post at Sault Ste Marie where he settled after his retirement His cousin George Simpson was a governor of the Hudson s Bay Company In 1870 Simpson acted as guide and interpreter for the Red River Expeditionary Force 3 In 1871 he was named Indian Commissioner for Rupert s Land and resigned from his seat in the House of Commons Later that same year he arranged Treaties 1 and 2 with the Ojibwa and Swampy Cree Nations in southern Manitoba 4 Simpson was married twice to Annie Ironside in 1853 and later to Eliza Ironside her sister He died at Fort Monroe Virginia in 1894 2 Electoral record editvte1867 Canadian federal election AlgomaParty Candidate Votes Conservative Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson 250 47 26Unknown William Beatty 241 45 56Unknown A MacDonell 38 7 18Eligible voters 862Source Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1871 5 References edit a b Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson Parliament of Canada biography a b Johnson J K 1968 The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867 1967 Public Archives of Canada The Canadian parliamentary companion HJ Morgan 1871 Daugherty Wayne E 1983 Treaty Research Report Treaty One and Treaty Two 1871 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Retrieved 14 September 2009 Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1871 p 160 Retrieved 27 June 2022 External links edit Simpson Wemyss MacKenzie PDF Hudson s Bay Company Archives Government of Manitoba Retrieved 14 September 2009 Parliament of CanadaPreceded byNone Member of Parliament from Algoma1867 1871 Succeeded byFrederick William Cumberland nbsp This article about a historical Conservative Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a treaty is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson amp oldid 1212860338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
