Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Thomas_Douglas,_5th_Earl_of_Selkirk
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:British_peer
gptkb:philanthropist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Red_River_Colony
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
Scottish emigration to Canada
gptkbp:birthDate 20 June 1771
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:St_Mary's_Isle,_Kirkcudbrightshire,_Scotland
gptkbp:child gptkb:Dunbar_James_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Selkirk
gptkbp:deathDate 8 April 1820
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pau,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:father gptkb:Dunbar_Douglas,_4th_Earl_of_Selkirk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
gptkbp:knownFor founding the Red River Colony
settling Scottish immigrants in Canada
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Helen_Hamilton
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Pemmican_War
gptkb:Selkirk_Settlement
gptkbp:notableWork founding of the Red River Settlement
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Dunbar_Douglas,_4th_Earl_of_Selkirk
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Orthez,_France
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Wedderburn-Colville
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dunbar_James_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Selkirk
gptkbp:title gptkb:5th_Earl_of_Selkirk
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_Selkirk
gptkb:Red_River_Colony
gptkb:Red_River_Settlement
gptkb:Selkirk_Mountains
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6