Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Earl of, 1771-1820

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Name (Latin)
Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Earl of, 1771-1820
Other forms of name
Douglas, Thomas, Earl of Selkirk, 1771-1820
nnaa Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of, 1771-1820
Selkirk, Earl of (Thomas Douglas), 1771-1820
Date of birth
1771-06-20
Date of death
1820-04-08
Associated country
Canada
Occupation
Colonists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 42637710
Wikidata: Q335434
Library of congress: n 50006530
Sources of Information
  • His A letter to the earl of Liverpool, 1819.
  • Macdonnell, M. Selkirk settlement, 1887:t.p. (Earl of Selkirk)
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Wikipedia description:

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk FRS FRSE (20 June 1771 – 8 April 1820) was a Scottish peer. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony.

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