Governor James Douglas

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1803-08-15
gptkbp:birthPlace Demarara, British Guiana
gptkbp:children gptkb:Amelia_Douglas
gptkb:Mary_Douglas
gptkb:David_Douglas
gptkb:John_Douglas
gptkb:Alice_Douglas
gptkb:Cecilia_Douglas
gptkb:James_William_Douglas
gptkb:Martha_Douglas
Edith Douglas
gptkbp:deathDate 1877-08-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Victoria,_British_Columbia,_Canada
gptkbp:education gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
gptkbp:ethnicity Scottish
Creole
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_James_Douglas
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor James Douglas
gptkbp:legacy Douglas Channel named after him
Douglas College named after him
Douglas Street, Victoria, named after him
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Fraser_Canyon_Gold_Rush
creation of the Colony of British Columbia
negotiation of Douglas Treaties
gptkbp:notableFor founding Victoria, British Columbia
establishing colonial government in British Columbia
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:colonial_administrator
fur trader
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Douglas
Martha Ann Ritchie
gptkbp:portrait James Douglas portrait.jpg
gptkbp:predecessor Richard Blanshard (Governor of Vancouver Island)
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Ross_Bay_Cemetery,_Victoria,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:signature James Douglas signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Amelia_Connolly
gptkbp:successor Arthur Kennedy (Governor of Vancouver Island)
Frederick Seymour (Governor of British Columbia)
gptkbp:termEnd Governor of British Columbia, 1864
Governor of Vancouver Island, 1864
gptkbp:termStart Governor of British Columbia, 1858
Governor of Vancouver Island, 1851
gptkbp:title gptkb:Governor_of_Vancouver_Island
gptkb:Governor_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fraser_Canyon_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7