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| Keywords: Simon McGillivray.jpg Simon McGillivray 1783-1840 was the son of Donald McGillivray and Anne McTavish sister of Simon McTavish fur-trade merchant He first worked in the family ™s business establishments becoming a partner in McTavish Fraser and Company of London in 1805 and then a partner in the Montreal firm of McTavish McGillivray and Company in 1811 While in Canada like his older brother William he helped bring about the union of the Hudson's Bay and North West Companies in 1821 After the bankruptcy of his company in 1825 he worked in Mexico for a London mining company returning to London in 1835 He then became an owner of the London Advertiser and the Morning Chronicle marrying Anne Easthope the daughter of a fellow business proprietor in 1837 It is known that Andrew Robertson painted two portraits of this sitter but the author of this work remains uncertain / 2012-06-08 Library and Archives Canada C-095777 / Title / Titre Simon McGillivray Creator s / CrĂ©ateur s Unknown / Inconnu Date s ca 1815 Reference No / NumĂ©ro de rĂ©fĂ©rence MIKAN 2895033 / C-095777 collectionscanada gc ca/ourl/res php url_ver Z39 88-2004 collectionscanada gc ca/ourl/res php url_ver Z39 88-2004 Credit / Mention de source Library and Archives Canada C-095777 / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada C-095777 PD-Art-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard DEFAULTSORT McGillivray Simon people of Scottish descent Businesspeople from Canada 1780s births 1840 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society | ||||
