Richard Marpole
Canadian businessman
About Richard Marpole
Lived 1850 – 1920 (aged 69).
Richard Marpole (9 Oct 1850 in Wales – 8 June 1920, in Vancouver, Canada) was General Superintendent with the Canadian Pacific Railway Pacific Division in Vancouver. In the 1907 Voter's List he is noted as living at the corner of Hastings and Hornby Streets in Vancouver. He directed the CPR interests during the Mission robbery investigation.
At the time of his death, he was in Kamloops with his private railway car to monitor the pursuit and the trial of robbers.
The community Marpole, located in Vancouver South, is named after him.
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Who was Richard Marpole?
Canadian businessman (1850–1920)
When was Richard Marpole born?
Richard Marpole was born on 9 October 1850.
When did Richard Marpole die?
Richard Marpole died on 8 June 1920 in Victoria.
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