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  • Franklin, Sir John

    Franklin, Sir John

    Sir John Franklin, FRGS Born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England on April 16, 1786 Died on King William Island, Nunavut on June 11, 1847 Claim to fame: British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer who...

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  • Fraser, Simon

    Simon Fraser

    Simon Fraser was a fur trader and an explorer who charted much of what is now British Columbia. He was responsible for building that area's first trading posts, and, in 1808, he explored what is ...

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  • Kane, Paul

    Paul Kane

    Paul Kane, an Irish-born painter famous for his depiction of Canadian First Peoples.

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  • Mackenzie, Alexander

    Sir Alexander Mackenzie

    Alexander Mackenzie was an explorer, North West Company partner; first person to cross the North American continent and reach the Pacific over land.

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  • Prince Rupert

    Prince Rupert, 1670 by Sir Peter Lely

    Prince Rupert had a varied career but his impact on Canada was as the first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company (1670), which included title to all lands draining into Hudson Bay.

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  • Simcoe, John Graves

    John Graves Simcoe

    John Graves Simcoe was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. He founded York (now Toronto) and was instrumental in introducing courts, trial by jury, English common law and in abolishing slav...

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  • Traill, Catherine Parr

    Catherine Parr Traill

    Catherine Parr Traill was an author famous for her books "The Backwoods Of Canada" (1835), "Canadian Crusoes" (1852), Ramblings In The Canadian Forest" (1854), "Stories O...

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