SIMPSON, SIR GEORGE

1792?–1860, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada (1821–56), b. Scotland. In 1820 he was sent by the Hudson's Bay Company to Canada, where he took charge of the important Athabaska fur district. Appointed (1821) governor of the northern department of the company (with which the North West Company was merged that year), he became governor of the northern department of the united company and later was made governor of Rupert's Land and general superintendent of the company in North America. Simpson encouraged exploration of his vast realm; his cousin Thomas Simpson explored the arctic coast, and he himself journeyed constantly (twice crossing the continent) from one wilderness trading post to another. His famous "overland" trip (1841–42) around the world, during which he crossed Siberia to St. Petersburg, is described in his Narrative of an Overland Journey round the World (1847). Simpson was knighted in 1841. His journal (1824–25), edited by Frederick Merk, was published as Fur Trade and Empire (1931). E. E. Rich edited his Journal of Occurrences in the Athabasca Department (1938) and Part of a Dispatch…to the Hudson's Bay Company…1829 (1947).

See biography by A. S. Morton (1944).

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George Gaylord Simpson: Paleontologist and Evolutionist
Book by Léo F. Laporte; Columbia University Press, 2000
Subjects: Paleontologists--United States--Biography, Simpson, George Gaylord--1902-
...your gift will blossom some day Simpson 1987, Simple Curiosity, 61...British Museum Natural History , Simpson socialized with anthropologists Sir Arthur Woodward, Grafton Elliot...and Wilfrid Le Gros Clark. Simpson remarked presciently about the...
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Deep Distresses: William Wordsworth, John Wordsworth, Sir George Beaumont : 1800-1808
Book by Richard E. Matlak; University of Delaware Press, 2003
Subjects: Beaumont, George Howland--Sir--1753-1827, Brothers--Great Britain--Biography, Death In Literature, Elegiac Poetry, English--History And Criticism, Poets, English--19th Century--Biography, Poets, English--19th Century--Family Relationships, Sailors--Great Britain--Biography, Wordsworth, John--1772-1805, Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Elegiac Stanzas, Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Family
...Georgia Press, 1996. Sir George Beaumont and His Circle...Art Gallery, 1953. Sir George Beaumont of Coleorton...Catalogue of Works by Sir George Beau- mont at Leicester...Art Gal- lery, n.d. Simpson, David. Wordsworths...
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Sir George Goldie and the Making of Nigeria
Book by Gerald S. Graham, John E. Flint; Oxford University Press, 1960
Subjects: Goldie, George Dashwood Taubman--Sir--1846-1925, Nigeria--History
...other difficulties. In 1871 Simpson had commented on excessive...entire assets of the company and George was given the control and the...Before this journey began George had made a diagnosis and begun...12.76 . 3 FO 84/1351 Simpson to Granville 21.11.71...
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Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772-1853
Book by Roger Morriss; University of Exeter Press, 1997
Subjects: Admirals--Great Britain--Biography, Cockburn, George--Sir--1772-1853, Great Britain--History, Naval--19th Century, Great Britain--Royal Navy--Biography
...and the late James Pack. As the only one who saw and commented on my early drafts, I am especially grateful to Mrs E.M. Simpson who did so much of my typing. For reading and suggesting improvements at a late stage, I am particularly grateful to Ken...
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Trading beyond the Mountains: The British Fur Trade on the Pacific, 1793-1843
Book by Richard Somerset Mackie; University of British Columbia Press, 1997
Subjects: British Columbia--History, Fur Trade--British Columbia--History, Fur Trade--Northwest Coast Of North America--History, Hudson's Bay Company--History, Northwest Coast Of North America--History, Simpson, George--Sir--1786 Or 7-1860
...London: Smith, Elder Co. 1843 Simpson Sir George. An Overland Journey Round the...ed. "Alexander Latties Fort George Journal, 1846." OHQ 64 , 3 September...Correspondence Inward from Sir George Simpson, 1841-42 . London...
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A Sharp Eye in the Autopsy: Profile of Keith Simpson
Journal article by Katherine Ramsland; The Forensic Examiner, Vol. 16, 2007
Subjects: Forensic pathologists--Biography, Simpson, Cedric Keith--Biography
...and serial killer John George Haigh may have gotten...missing woman in acid, Simpson kept a sharp eye for...convicted, and executed. Simpsons work ensured that justice...quite satisfied," Simpson concluded. "That possibility...altogether excluded." Sir David Napley, the attorney...Calvis widow, asked Simpson whether it was possible...
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Poem for Henry of Grosmont?
Journal article by W. G. Cooke, D'A. J. D. Boulton; Medium Aevum, Vol. 68, 1999
Subjects: Characters and characteristics in literature--Analysis, English language--Middle English, 1100-1500, Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN...paunce. (31) Cooke, `Sir Gawain, p. 42; The...see also Cooke, `Sir Gawain, p. 37. (33...Essays in Honour of George H. Russell, ed. Gregory Kratzmann and James Simpson (Cambridge, 1986...
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Microhistory and Cultural Geography: Ben Jonson's "To Sir Robert Wroth" and the Absorption of Local Community in the Commonwealth [*
Journal article by Martin Elsky; Vol. 53, 2000
Subjects: 'To Sir Robert Wroth' (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Artists and community--Political aspects, Country life--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Dramatists--Criticism, interpretation, etc., England--17th century, Human geography--England, Jonson, Ben (Dramatist)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Monarchy--England, Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...and Cultural Geography: Ben Jonsons "To Sir Robert Wroth" and the Absorption of Local...Ben Jonsons country house poem, "To Sir Robert Wroth," was written from the vantage...examine Ben Jonsons country house poem, "To Sir Robert Wroth," from the vantage point...
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Inheritance as the Key to All Mythologies: George Eliot and Legal Practice
Journal article by Paul Milton; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 28, 1995
Subjects: Eliot, George--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Inheritance and succession--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Middlemarch (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...old bachelor like that to marry?" asks Sir James; "He has one foot in the grave...Cadwallader remarks to Lady Chettam that, next to Sir James, Casaubon "looks like a deaths head...Society." The Victorian Achievement of Sir Henry Maine. Ed. Alan Diamond. Cambridge...
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An Indian Looks at Bishop George Bell
Journal article by Joseph G. Muthuraj; The Ecumenical Review, Vol. 61, 2009
Subjects: Bell, George--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Bishops--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Church of South India--Officials and employees, Church of South India--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Gandhi, Mahatma--Aims and objectives, Interfaith relations--Management, Lambeth Conference--1948 AD, Religions--Management, Religions--Relations, Religious leaders--Aims and objectives
...had in fact been arranged by Bishop George Bell and Mrs Bell who agreed to host...received a confidential letter from Sir Claud Schuster, Permanent Secretary...Prestige, Rev. W.J. Sparrow Simpson, Mr Will Spens, Dr Darwell Stone...
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Edward, Mrs Simpson and the Divorce Law: Stephen Cretney Investigates Whether the Government Colluded in the Suppression of Evidence That Might Have Prevented Wallis Simpson's Divorce and Royal Marriage
Magazine article by Stephen Cretney; History Today, Vol. 53, September 2003
Subjects: Divorce (Canon law)--History, Divorce (Canon law)--Political aspects, Divorce--Investigations, Edward, Duke of Windsor--History, Official secrets--History, Official secrets--Reports, Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor--History
...had known that Mrs Simpson was stressing the...to write to King George VI and get the Attorney-General, Sir Donald Somervell...Air Vice Marshal Sir Philip Game GBE...not care for the Simpsons or their life style--Ernest Simpson, for example...kept watch on Mrs Simpsons meetings with Prince...
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Playing the King: George Bernard Shaw Influenced the Abdication Crisis with a Short Play That Has Been Forgotten in the Last Seventy Years. Stanley Weintraub Remembers It, and We Reproduce It on Our Website
Magazine article by Stanley Weintraub; History Today, Vol. 56, December 2006
Subjects: Royalty--History, Shaw, George Bernard--Influence, Shaw, George Bernard--Works, Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor--Family, Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor--History, Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor--Political activity, The Apple Cart (Play)--Influence
Playing the King: George Bernard Shaw Influenced...American divorcee, Wallis Simpson. England promptly went...Taking his cue from George Bernard Shaws play The...domestic politics of Lloyd George and the foreign policies...Kings private secretary, Sir Alexander Hardinge...
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Better Than a Booker Any Time
Magazine article by George Walden; New Statesman, Vol. 128, November 22, 1999
Subjects: Nineteen-nineties decade--Personal narratives, The Simpsons (Television program)--Public opinion, United Kingdom--Popular culture
...have read and digested Sir Ernst Gombrich, Robert...an off-week of The Simpsons. Who has the time to...assumed height. The Simpsons, from an elevated height...of the universalist Simpsons? Dinner Ladies, The...over. Think of Homer Simpson as both the hero and...behind the times we are. George Waldens next book...
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The Workers Are Restless: From the City of the Full Monty Comes the Forgotten Rumble of Revolt, as the Shop Floor Sends "The Man from Nowhere" to Lead One of Britain's Top Unions. Robert Taylor Reports on an Industrial Earthquake
Magazine article by Robert Taylor; New Statesman, Vol. 131, July 29, 2002
Subjects: Labor leaders--Elections, Labor unions--Officials and employees, Political culture--United Kingdom, Sheffield, England--Politics and government, Simpson, Derek--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...reply: everything." Simpsons victory over Tony Blairs...favourite union leader, Sir Ken Jackson, to head...the union movement, Simpsons outlook is formed by...early as 1926. But Simpsons outlook was shaped by...naturally to the young Simpson to join their party...the veteran communist George Caborn, father of the...
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Rough Justice
Magazine article by Clive Stafford Smith; New Statesman, Vol. 134, May 9, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Trial: A History from Socrates to O J Simpson (Book)--Book reviews
...Trial: a history from Socrates to O J Simpson Sadakat Kadri HarperCollins, 474pp, pounds...parallels are legion. Kadri describes how Sir Walter Raleigh, at his treason trial...This applies as much to those counselling George Bush on his war on terror as it did to...
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THE FUR FATHER; Feted: Sir George Simpson
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 28, 2008
Subjects: Raffan, James
...FUR FATHER; Feted: Sir George Simpson. Byline: Jim...vast wilderness that George Simpson was in the process of...fanfare from the river and Simpsons personal piper provided...after his death, Sir George Simpson, the illegitimate...
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The Wallis Connection; Control-Freak Divorcees, Fashion Obsessives and Sexual Predators - Madonna and Wallis Simpson Have a Lot in Common. but Is the Material Girl the Right Person to Bring the Duchess of Windsor's Colourful Life to the Big Screen? Andrew Wilson Investigates
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 23, 2010
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor
...Madonna and Wallis Simpson Have a Lot in Common...Mother, James Fox as George V and his son Laurence...The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor...Garden, in Panther made Simpson Cartier. May 1935...politician and diarist Sir Henry Chips Channon noted...
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The Unforgiven; 'The Two People Who Caused Me Most Trouble Were Wallis Simpson and Hitler.' Part Two of a Major New Biography Reveals How the Queen Mother's Withering Verdict Meant the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Would Always Remain ..
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 27, 2011
Subjects: Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor
...Most Trouble Were Wallis Simpson and Hitler. Part Two...The attitude of King George VI and the Royal Family...she did not hate Wallis Simpson and simply wanted peace...in my life are Wallis Simpson and Hitler. It was her...Elizabeth II in June 1953. Sir Winston Churchill, the...
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3am: I'M IN TUNE WITH ELTON; George Ends Rift. with Gordon Ramsay Dinner
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), July 5, 2005
Subjects: John, Elton, Michael, George
...IM IN TUNE WITH ELTON; George Ends Rift. with Gordon Ramsay...Byline: JESSICA CALLAN, EVA SIMPSON AND CAROLINE HEDLEY SIR Elton John and George Michaels have finally ended...North London. A friend of George says: "Theyre both delighted...
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3am: MAKE IT UP (BEFORE YOU GO-GO.. ); George Ends Rift. with Gordon Ramsay Dinner
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), July 5, 2005
Subjects: John, Elton, Michael, George
...BEFORE YOU GO-GO.. ); George Ends Rift. with Gordon Ramsay...WITH JESSICA CALLAN, EVA SIMPSON AND CAROLINE HEDLEY SIR Elton John and George Michael have finally ended...North London. A friend of George says: "Theyre both delighted...
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Simpson, Sir George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SIMPSON, SIR GEORGE 1792? 1860, governor of the Hudsons...superintendent of the company in North America. Simpson encouraged exploration of his vast realm; his cousin Thomas Simpson explored the arctic coast, and he himself...
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Dease, Peter Warren
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Company trader. He was a member of the party of Sir John Franklins second arctic expedition. Later he and Thomas Simpson (see under Simpson, Sir George ) explored (1836 39) the coast of the Arctic...
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Northwest Passage
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...late summer. The Search for a Passage Sir Martin Frobisher, the English explorer...1818. Rosss later voyages, and those of Sir William Edward Parry, F. W. Beechey, Sir George Back, Thomas Simpson, and Sir John Franklin pushed forward...
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Hudson's Bay Company
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...administrator there. The governorship (1821 56) of Sir George Simpson marked the peak of the companys fortunes. Diversification...manufacturing took place, in the administrations of Sir Robert Molesworth Kindersley (1915 25) and Charles...
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English Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Samuel Purchas , and Sir Walter Raleigh were eagerly...were Thomas Churchyard , George Gascoigne , and Edward...written by men such as George Chapman , the masters...of W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan were perhaps...realistic plays. Also Irish, George Bernard Shaw wrote biting...
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