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Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk FRS FRSE (20 June 1771 – 8 April 1820) was a Scottish peer. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony.

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rdfs:label	Thomas Douglas, 5. Earl of Selkirk (de) Thomas Douglas (5e comte de Selkirk) (fr) Thomas Douglas, V conte di Selkirk (it) Thomas Douglas (hrabia) (pl) Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (en)
rdfs:comment	Thomas Douglas, 5e Comte de Selkirk, est un aristocrate écossais né le 20 juin 1771, à Dumfries and Galloway en Écosse et décédé le 8 avril 1820 à l'hôtel de Bayard à Pau. Philanthrope, il a aidé l'implantation d'immigrants européens au Canada, notamment des personnes originaires des Highlands en Écosse. Actionnaire de la Compagnie de la baie d'Hudson, il fonda la colonie de la rivière Rouge, aussi appelée colonie d'Assiniboia, (dans l'actuel province de Manitoba) pour y installer des fermiers écossais déplacés de leurs terres. (fr) Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk FRS FRSE (20 June 1771 – 8 April 1820) was a Scottish peer. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony. (en) Thomas Douglas, V conte di Selkirk , è stato un nobile scozzese. Per aiutare i contadini scozzesi sfrattati dai loro territori trasformati in riserve di caccia fondò tra il 1803 e il 1812 tre colonie in Canada: la prima a Belfast sull'isola del Principe Edoardo, la seconda a ; la terza fu la Colonia di Red River. In perenne conflitto coi cacciatori di pellicce, fu obbligato al rimpatrio nel 1818. (it) Thomas Douglas, 5. Earl of Selkirk (* 20. Juni 1771 auf , Kirkcudbrightshire, Schottland; † 8. April 1820 in Pau, Frankreich) war ein schottischer Philanthrop. Er wurde durch sein Engagement für die Ansiedlung landlos gewordener schottischer Bauern in der kanadischen Red-River-Kolonie bekannt. (de) Thomas Douglas (ur. 20 czerwca 1771, zm. 8 kwietnia 1820) – szkocki arystokrata, 5. hrabia Selkirk (5th Earl of Selkirk). Thomas Douglas należał do śmietanki arystokratycznej Wielkiej Brytanii. Studiował na uniwersytecie w Edynburgu nauki humanistyczne i prawo. Gdy w 1792 odbył podróż po terenach swego ojca, Czwartego Earla Selkirk, zapoznał się z ciężkimi warunkami bytowymi tysięcy małorolnych lub całkowicie pozbawionych ziemi chłopów, cierpiących nędzę. Szukając rozwiązania problemu przeludnienia wsi i związanej z tym powszechnej biedy, wysunął koncepcję zorganizowanej, sponsorowanej przez państwo emigracji do amerykańskich kolonii. Wynikiem tego było zorganizowanie dwóch programów osiedleńczych: jednego na tereny w okolicach (Ontario) (która nigdy nie doszła do skutku) oraz zakończonej (pl)
foaf:name	The Earl of Selkirk (en)
name	The Earl of Selkirk (en) The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists (en)
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birth place	Scotland St Mary's Isle Kirkcudbrightshire
death place	Pau, France
death place	Pau, France
death date	1820-04-08 (xsd:date)
birth place	Scotland St Mary's Isle Kirkcudbrightshire
birth date	1771-06-20 (xsd:date)
dcterms:subject	Earls of Selkirk Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Canada Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Pemmican War Scottish representative peers Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) Scottish philanthropists Lord-Lieutenants of Kirkcudbright 1771 births 1820 deaths Scottish political writers People from Dumfries and Galloway Red River Colony
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