Fonds AM246 - Richard Alexander fonds

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Richard Alexander fonds

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AM246

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1 folder of textual records

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(1844-1915)

Biographical history

Richard Henry Alexander (1844-1915) was Manager of Hastings Mill and a public official in the Vancouver area.
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and emigrated to Toronto with his parents. In 1862 he travelled to the Fraser River gold fields. After arriving in New Westminster he was involved in various occupation until he took charge of the Hastings Mill Store in 1870. He soon became accountant for the mill, and then was made the manager of the mill upon the death of Captain Raymur. He also served as a Justice of the Peace, and as a member of the School Board of Granville, Burrard Inlet, and was involved with numerous other public bodies.

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The fonds consists of a typescript copy of a diary kept during Alexander's 1862 journey west, as well as a typescript copy of a narrative of his trip from Minneapolis to New Westminster.

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The fonds was donated to the Archives in 1936 by Mr. F.W. Alexander of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

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See also the topical file on Richard Alexander in the Major Matthews collection (Add. MSS. 54).

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