La croissance et le succès du commerce de la fourrure dépendent des hommes et des femmes des Premières nations et de la nation métisse, alors que la concurrence entre la CBH et la Compagnie du Nord Ouest ouvre la porte à une nouvelle ère.
Robert Semple
b. 1777 - d. 1816
HBC Territorial Governor - Red River Settlement
Born into a Loyalist family in Boston, Robert became a merchant and travelled the world before Lord Selkirk named him Governor of the Red River Settlement in 1815. However, he clashed with experienced HBC trader Colin Robertson and failed to either win over the Metis or take decisive action against them; he was killed at Seven Oaks, along with 20 of his men.
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Robert Semple died in the battle at Seven Oaks on June 19, 1816. To read more about this battle, enter "Seven Oaks" in the search box to your left.
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Although Semple is best known to Canadians for his brief tenure as Governor of Red River, before that he had been a merchant in Europe, Africa, South America, and the Near East; he also wrote several travel books.
