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Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Anderson, Thomas G. (Captain) |
Born |
Nov. 12, 1779 |
Birthplace |
Quebec |
Deceased |
Feb. 10, 1875 |
Deceased |
Port Hope |
Occupation |
T.G. Anderson was a merchant and trader in the Wisconsin area. By 1815, he was imployed at Mackinac in the Indian Department, as storekeeper, interpreter and clerk. In or around 1830, Anderson was ordered to undertake the "settlement and "civilization of three tribes of Chippewa Indians at Coldwater and Orillia." Those two settlements were abandoned in 1837. It was then determined to form a general establishment on Manitoulin Island with a veiw settling most of the Indians there from the other settled parts of the province. The Anderson family remained on the Island for nine years. The settlement was not a success. In 1845, Anderson was transferred to Toronto where he became Chief Superintendent of Indian Affairs. He moved his office to Coubourg in 1847 and he resigned in 1858. |
Sources |
Source: "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online" |
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