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5 unusual facts about Thomas Douglas


Fort William, Ontario

A replica of Fort William was built further upstream on the Kaministiquia River at Point de Meuron, a former military staging location named after Lord Selkirk's Swiss de Meuron regiment.

Kent County, Ontario

Within the boundaries of Dover along the Chenal Ecarte of the river St. Clair is the site of Lord Selkirk's Baldoon Settlement, established in 1803.

Point Douglas

Point Douglas is named after Thomas Douglas, the 5th Earl of Selkirk, who established the Red River Colony in 1812.

Thomas Douglas

Tom Douglas (born 1958), American chef, restaurateur and writer

Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada


Marie-Anne Gaboury

On hearing that Lord Selkirk was establishing a permanent colony at the Red River, they returned to help establish the new Red River Colony in the spring of 1812.

Palgrave Academy

Pupils who later distinguished themselves include Lord Chief Justice Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman, scholar and translator William Taylor, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, and archaeologist Sir William Gell.


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