George McBeath (ca 1740 – December 3, 1812) was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. The Province of Lower Canada (French Province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the
He was born in Scotland around 1740 and came to Quebec around 1760. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Province of Quebec was a colony in North America created by Great Britain after the Seven Years' War. McBeath entered the fur trade in 1765, travelling to the Lake Superior region. Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. In 1772, he became part of a company based at Michilimackinac. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Michilimackinac is a name for the region mostly in the present U He became partners with Simon McTavish and then went into business on his own. Simon McTavish (born circa 1750 - died July 6 1804) was a Scots-Quebecer entrepreneur and the pre-eminent businessman in Canada during the second With Peter Pond and others, McBeath purchased shares in the North West Company, which he held until 1787. Peter Pond (1739 or 1740 &ndash 1807 was born in Milford, Connecticut. For the grocery chain see The North West Company. The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal He settled at L'Assomption in 1785. L'Assomption is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River.
He was one of the founders of the Beaver Club at Montreal. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec McBeath was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in a 1793 by-election held after the death of François-Antoine Larocque. The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. François-Antoine Larocque (1753 &ndash October 31 1792) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was named justice of the peace for Montreal district in 1795 and, in 1799, he was appointed customs collector for the port of St Johns (later Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu). Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. McBeath also served as lieutenant-colonel in the militia and was reportedly a Freemason.
He died at Montreal in 1812.
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