biography
| name: |
Simpson, Sir George
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1787–1860)
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| biography:
| Explorer and administrator, born in Lochbroom, Highland, N Scotland, UK. He was governor of the territory belonging to the Hudson's Bay Co (1821–56), where he developed an unprecedented knowledge of the fur trade. In 1828 he made an overland journey around the world. Simpson's Falls and Cape George Simpson are named after him. He was knighted in 1841 for his contribution to Arctic discoveries. |
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