Robert Semple (fur trader)
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Robert Semple was an American-born fur trader and merchant who served as governor of the territories controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company in the Canadas from 1815 until his death in 1816.
Robert Semple
Semple getting shot
Cuthbert Grant
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Cuthbert "James" Grant was a Métis leader of the early 19th century who participated in the Pemmican War as an employee of the North West Company.
Robert Semple (fur trader)
…by the Hudson's Bay Company, the North West Company and the Metis who were all living in close proximity to Semples land, began to prepare for war. Cuthbert Grant, the leader of the Metis, wanted to take back Qu'appelle. They fought and took back the Brandon house from the Hudson's Bay Company on 1 June 1816…
Cuthbert Grant
Tombstone of Cuthbert Grant in St. Francois Xavier, Manitoba.