DOUGLAS, SIR JAMES

1803–77, Canadian fur trader and colonial governor, b. British Guiana (now Guyana). As a young man, he went to Canada in the service of the North West Company; soon after its merger (1821) with the Hudson's Bay Company, he accompanied the noted John McLoughlin to the Columbia River country. Rising eventually to chief factor, he succeeded (1846) McLoughlin in command of the Hudson's Bay Company territory W of the Rockies. On Vancouver Island, on the site of the present Victoria, he built (1843) Fort Camosun (later Fort Victoria), which became (1849) the western headquarters for the company. In 1851 he was appointed governor of Vancouver Island, and in 1858 he also became governor of the new colony of British Columbia on the mainland. At this time Douglas severed his long association with the Hudson's Bay Company. His governorship, which extended until 1864, was marked by a firm control of the colonies' affairs, made particularly turbulent by the gold rushes to the Fraser River and to the Cariboo region. Shortly before his retirement he was knighted (1863).

See biographies by R. H. Coats and R. E. Gosnell (rev. ed. 1926), W. N. Sage (1930), and D. Pethick (1969).

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Writing the Great War: Sir James Edmonds and the Official Histories 1915-1948
Book by Andrew Green; F. Cass, 2003
Subjects: Edmonds, J. E--(James Edward)--Sir--1861-1956, World War, 1914-1918--Historiography, World War, 1914-1918--Study And Teaching--Great Britain--History--20th Century
...Edmonds, Brig.-Gen. Sir James E., Military Operations...Edmonds, Brig.-Gen. Sir James E., Military Operations...Edmonds, Brig.-Gen. Sir James E., Military Operations...Belgium 1916, Vol. I, Sir Douglas Haigs Command to 1st July...
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The Making of a Socialist: The Recollections of T.C. Douglas
Book by Lewis Herbert Thomas, T. C. Douglas; University of Alberta, 1984
Subjects: Douglas, T. C--(Thomas Clement)--1904-, Prime Ministers--Saskatchewan--Biography, Saskatchewan--Biography, Saskatchewan--Politics And Government, Statesmen--Canada--Biography
...Dr. Alexander Douglas, 52 , 72 - 73...Clement, Annie. See Douglas, Annie Clement mother Coldwell, Major James, 71 , 77 , 89...Alexander, 185 Cripps, Sir Stafford, 270...31 Dobie, Malcolm James, 196 Douglas, Annie Clement mother...
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Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic
Book by Michael Smith; Birlinn, 2004
Subjects: Explorers--Scotland--Biography
...Marguerite Bay 219 Markham, Sir Clements 14-15, 25, 261 Marr, James 217 Marr, John 19...Marshall-Cornwall, Sir James 249 Marston, George...97, Io3 Martin, James 180 Mason, Professor...130-31 Mawson, Douglas (Sir) 32, 86, Io9...
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The Economics of James Steuart
Book by Ramón Tortajada; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Economists--Scotland--Congresses, Steuart, James--Sir--1712-1780--Congresses
1996 Sir James Steuart: Principles of Political...Stark, Werner 1968 Steuart, James Denham, in International...conception demographique de James Steuart, Revue des sciences...379-410. v Vickers, Douglas 1959 Studies in the Theory...
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Letters Addressed from London to Sir Joseph Williamson While Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Cologne in the Years 1673 and 1674 - Vol. 1
Book by William Douglas Christie, Sir Joseph Williamson; Camden society, 1874
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Charles Ii, 1660-1685--Sources
...will not doe it. The death of Sir John Smith and the solitary condition...but perhaps the discourse of Sir William Hookers makeing Jenny...were done to please the people. Sir John Robinson and Sir Joseph...John Smith, son of Alderman James Smith, was also an alderman...
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Douglas Haig and the First World War
Journal article by James D. Scudieri; Parameters, Vol. 40, 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Douglas Haig and the First World War (Biography)--Book reviews
Douglas Haig and the First World War. by James D. Scudieri Douglas Haig and the First World War...95. This work focuses on Sir Douglas Haigs tenure as British Commander...nonhistorian. Reviewed by Colonel James D. Scudieri, Department of...
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Democracy by Scripture versus Democracy by Process: A Reflection on Stephen A. Douglas and Popular Sovereignty
Journal article by James L. Huston; Civil War History, Vol. 43, 1997
Subjects: Church and state--History, Democracy--Analysis, Douglas, Stephen A.--Attitudes, Sovereignty--Analysis, United States history--1783-1865
...not by outcome. Douglas argued for "Democracy...clerical intrusion. Douglas was outraged. Virginian James Mason said that as...long response from Douglas as he answered their...all governments--"Sir, there is no human...
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Fdr, Lewis Douglas, and the Raw Deal
Journal article by Kelly Mcmichael Stott; The Historian, Vol. 63, 2000
Subjects: Douglas, Lewis--Economic policy, Economic development--Evaluation, Economic policy--Evaluation, Government spending policy--Evaluation, New Deal, 1933-1939--Evaluation, Roosevelt, Franklin D.--Economic policy
...would ask of you, Sir, and that is that...entire period," Douglas later claimed...72-2). (9) James E. Sargent, "FDR and Douglas: Budget Balancing...Ibid., 234; James E. Sargent "FDR and Douglas," 34; Charles...
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THE EXERCISE OF MILITARY JUDGMENT: A PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE VIRTUES AND VICES OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR
Journal article by David W. Lutz; Journal of Power and Ethics, Vol. 1, 2000
Subjects: Command of troops--Moral and ethical aspects, Ethics--Research, Generals--Conduct of life, Leadership--Philosophy, MacArthur, Douglas--Conduct of life
...AND VICES OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR. by David...choice of a commander. James Reston wrote in the New York Times that "General Douglas MacArthur, at 70...Anthony B., with James T. Wooten. 1973. Soldier...25-26. MacArthur, Douglas. 1964. Reminiscences...
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The First Edinburgh and London Editions of John Home's Douglas and the Play's Early Stage History
Journal article by Kevin J. Mcginley; Theatre Notebook, Vol. 60, 2006
Subjects: Douglas (Play)--Works, Drama--Criticism and interpretation, Home, John (British playwright)--Works, Plays--Criticism and interpretation
...The publication of Douglas on this date and by these...authorial intentions, see James Thorpe, Principles of...criticism of the late Sir Gilbert Elliot (190...expedition to London with Douglas in early 1755, see Carlyle...before indicates that Douglas has been substantially...
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The Christian Soldier: General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson: James I. Robertson, Jr. Looks at the Man Behind the Legendary Confederate Hero
Magazine article by James I. Robertson Jr.; History Today, Vol. 53, February 2003
Subjects: Generals--Attitudes, Generals--Military aspects, Generals--Religious aspects, Jackson, Stonewall--Attitudes, Jackson, Stonewall--Military aspects, Jackson, Stonewall--Religious aspects, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States history, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865
...hand of God in this is blind, sir, blind! Jacksons first service...faith ... FOR FURTHER READING Douglas Southall Freeman, Lees Lieutenants...1976); Mort Kunstler, and James I. Robertson Jr, Gods and...Greenwich Workshop Press, 2002); James I. Robertson, Jr., Stonewall...
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The Revolution That Started in a Library: How Did a Book with an Impenetrable Title, Written by an Obscure American, Become the Talk of Whitehall and the Potential Big Idea for New Labour's Third Term? and Does Its Central Concept, "Public Value", Really Mean Anything? James Crabtree Reports
Magazine article by James Crabtree; New Statesman, Vol. 133, September 27, 2004
Subjects: Labour Party (United Kingdom), Politics--Analysis
...Really Mean Anything? James Crabtree Reports. by James Crabtree Why has Professor...ways of doing things. Sir Humphrey had to get entrepreneurial...Cabinet Office minister Douglas Alexander heralded it...Labours third term. James Crabtree is currently...
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Sir Robert Dudley: Duke of Northumberland: This Swashbuckling Chancer Lived Two Lives, the First English, the Second Italian. Raymond E. Role Chronicles the Chameleon Career Which Ranges from Elizabethan Privateer, Explorer and Courtier to Stuart Expatriate, Religious Renegade, Shipbuilder, Architect, Inventor, Engineer, Cartographer and Paterfamilias
Magazine article by Raymond E. Role; History Today, Vol. 53, March 2003
Subjects: Dudley, Robert--History, Explorers--History, Naval history
...his old mentor, by then Sir Thomas Chaloner, who...Dudleys hopes. Then in 1618 James bestowed the titles of...reconciliation with the court of James I existed. All the while...whereas our dear Father James I not knowing the truth...birth of the aforesaid Sir Robert Dudley (as we...
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Lost Causes and Gallantry: Johnny Reb and the Shadow of Sir Walter
Magazine article by Franklin Burroughs; American Scholar, Vol. 72, Autumn 2003
Subjects: Authors, Scottish--Influence, Scott, Walter--Influence, Scottish writers--Influence, Southern United States--Personal narratives, Southern United States--Social aspects, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States history, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865
...nothing to do with the Scotland that Sir Walter wrote about, and everything to...louder and louder, emptier and emptier. Sir Walter and Saint Andrews Cross do not come...applauding. The principal shook his hand--James had to reach up to take it. He was supposed...
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Blind into Baghdad
Magazine article by James Fallows; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 293, January 2004
Subjects: Feith, Douglas--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Government executives, Government executives--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Iraq War, 2003--Ethical aspects, Iraq War, 2003--Social aspects, Military occupation, Military occupation--Analysis, Postwar reconstruction, Postwar reconstruction--Analysis, Postwar reconstruction--Planning, United States--Military policy
...Rumsfeld, or Paul Wolfowitz, or Douglas Feith, or the Administration...day, September 12, 2001, James Woolsey, who had been Clintons...The generals would say, Sir, these changes will ripple...postwar plans. In our interview Douglas Feith played this down--maintaining...
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Sir Bobby's Passing Sees a Club United; Players Pay Warm Tributes as St James's Opens: Its Gates So Mourners Can Lay Flowers and Cards: Sir Bobby Robson's Death Brought out the Best in a Football Club That Is on Its Knees. Mark Douglas Reports
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), August 1, 2009
Sir Bobbys Passing Sees a Club...Lay Flowers and Cards: Sir Bobby Robsons Death Brought...Is on Its Knees. Mark Douglas Reports. Byline: Mark Douglas IT represented a timely...my six-year-old son James to him. Hes been telling...
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Danny Keeping His Feet on the Ground; Danny Simpson Has Been a Refreshingly Down-to-Earth Addition to the Newcastle United Squad. Mark Douglas Talks to the Defender Determined to Make His Loan Switch to St James' Park Permanent
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), November 23, 2009
...Newcastle United Squad. Mark Douglas Talks to the Defender Determined to Make His Loan Switch to St James Park Permanent. Byline: Mark Douglas AFTER a week spent gawping at...say hello. Thats come from Sir Alex Ferguson - the best in...
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A Night to Savour at St James' Newcastle United Knew They Were Back in the Big Time before Kick-Off Last Night, but That Did Not Stop Them Having a Party. Mark Douglas Reports
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 6, 2010
...Night to Savour at St James Newcastle United Knew...Having a Party. Mark Douglas Reports. Byline: Mark Douglas IT would not be a party...their big night at St James Park did not end up...regions greatest sons, Sir Bobby Robson, and that...
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The Spirit of Sir Bobby Lives on at St James'
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 26, 2010
Subjects: Robson, Bobby
The Spirit of Sir Bobby Lives on at St James. Byline: Mark Douglas CHRIS Hughton felt the presence...trophy in front of an ecstatic St James Park. A season which began with...meeting of his two clubs at St James Park - and Newcastle picking...
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The Hero Scot of Kicking Horse Pass; Stamina: Sir James Hector
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 6, 2007
...adventurepresented itself. Sir Roderick Murchison, director...catalogue of tributes to Sir James is planned to mark todays...delighted to help. But Sir James Hectors story ends unhappily...with his 26-yearold son Douglas. But during their trip...
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Douglas, Sir James De, Lord of Douglas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DOUGLAS, SIR JAMES DE, LORD OF DOUGLAS 1286? 1330, Scottish nobleman, called the Black Douglas and Douglas the Good; eldest son of William de Douglas, lord...
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Douglas, Sir James
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DOUGLAS, SIR JAMES 1803 77, Canadian fur trader and colonial governor, b. British Guiana...of the new colony of British Columbia on the mainland. At this time Douglas severed his long association with the Hudsons Bay Company. His governorship...
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Douglas, James, 2d Earl of Douglas and Mar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DOUGLAS, JAMES, 2D EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR 1358? 1388, Scottish nobleman...Chase and the Battle of Otterburn, Douglas himself was killed, but his forces were victorious, and his opponent, Sir Henry Percy, was taken captive...
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Douglas, Archibald, 3d Earl of Douglas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DOUGLAS, ARCHIBALD, 3D EARL OF DOUGLAS 1328? 1400?, Scottish nobleman; illegitimate son of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In 1361 he became constable of Edinburgh...
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Douglas, William, 1st Earl of Douglas and Mar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM, 1ST EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR 1327? 1384, Scottish nobleman; nephew of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. About 1348 he returned to Scotland from...
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