Colin Campbell (1787 - 1853) was born in River Beaudette, Lake St. Francis, in Glengarry, Canada on November 25, 1787. He was the son of Alexander Campbell, a United Empire Loyalist, who represented Cornwall in the first legislature of Upper Canada, and his wife was Magdalena Van Sice.
Hudson's Bay Company archives indicate that Colin was a clerk in service with the North West Company from 1804-1821. His wife was Elizabeth McGillivray, daughter of the Hon. John McGillivray.
From 1806-1808, his is recorded as being a clerk and interpreter at English River, and between 1812-1813 he wintered at Fort Dunvegan, Peace River District. and has been noted as being an accountant.
In 1821, after many years of conflict, the two rival companies, The Hudson Bay Company and the North West Company merged and Colin was listed as working for the Hudson Bay Company.
From 1821-1826, he was a clerk at Fort Chipewyan, Athabasca.
From 1826-1828, he was the Clerk in charge at Vermilion, Athabasca. In 1828 he was promoted to be chief trade and to 1841, he was listed as a Chief trader in Fort Dunvegan, Vermilion.
From 1841-1847 - he was Chief Trader in charge of District at Fort Chipewyan, and later 1848-1852 at Matawagamingue. After several years in charge of the Kenogamissee district he retired from the fur trade on June 1, 1853 at the Red River Settlement and passed away a few months later. He is buried at St.Johns (Winnipeg, Manitoba).
Resources
- Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Winnipeg. http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/
- Documents Relating to the North West Company edited by W. Stewart Wallace and published originally as Champlain Society Publication XXII, subsequently published by Greenwood Press, Publishers, NewYork 1968.
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