About Alexander Grant Dallas
Lived 1816 – 1882 (aged 65). Alexander Grant Dallas was a Canadian politician.
Alexander Grant Dallas (25 July 1816 – 3 January 1882) was a Chief Factor in the Hudson's Bay Company and superintendent of the Columbia District and New Caledonia from 1857 to 1861, then superintendent of Fort Garry in what was to become Manitoba from 1862 to 1864. He was later the Governor of Rupert's Land. He married Jane Douglas on 9 March 1858. She was a daughter of James Douglas, Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island.
Legacy and honors He is the namesake of Dallas Bank in Esquimalt Harbour, Dallas Mountain on San Juan Island, and Dallas Road in Victoria, British Columbia.
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Who was Alexander Grant Dallas?
Canadian politician (1816-1882)
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Alexander Grant Dallas was born on 25 July 1816.
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Alexander Grant Dallas died on 3 January 1882.
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Alexander Grant Dallas was a politician.
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Alexander Grant Dallas was Canadian.
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