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Lt.-Colonel The Hon. William McGillivray (1764 – 16 October 1825), of Chateau St. Antoine, Montreal, was a Scottish-born fur trader who succeeded his uncle as the last chief partner of the North West Company. He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and afterwards was appointed to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada. In 1795, he was inducted as a member into the Beaver Club. During the War of 1812 he was given the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Corps of Canadian Voyageurs. He owned substantial estates in Scotland, Lower and Upper Canada. His home in Montreal was one of the early estates of the Golden Square Mile. McGillivray Ridge in British Columbia is named for him.

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  • William McGillivray (fr)
  • William McGillivray (en)
  • William McGillivray (sv)
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  • Le Lieutenant-Colonel William McGillivray (né en 1764 et décédé le 16 octobre 1825), de Château Sainte-Antoine, à Montréal, était un commerçant de fourrure d'originaire écossaise qui a succédé à son oncle comme le dernier partenaire principal de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest. Il est élu membre de la Assemblée législative du Bas-Canada et par la suite a été nommé au Conseil législatif du Bas-Canada. En 1795, il fut intronisé en tant que membre du Beaver Club. Au cours de la guerre de 1812, il reçut le grade de Lieutenant Colonel. Il possédait des successions importantes en Écosse, le Bas-Canada et le Haut-Canada. Son domicile à Montréal a été l'un des premières propriétés au début du Mille carré doré. (fr)
  • Lt.-Colonel The Hon. William McGillivray (1764 – 16 October 1825), of Chateau St. Antoine, Montreal, was a Scottish-born fur trader who succeeded his uncle as the last chief partner of the North West Company. He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and afterwards was appointed to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada. In 1795, he was inducted as a member into the Beaver Club. During the War of 1812 he was given the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Corps of Canadian Voyageurs. He owned substantial estates in Scotland, Lower and Upper Canada. His home in Montreal was one of the early estates of the Golden Square Mile. McGillivray Ridge in British Columbia is named for him. (en)
  • William McGillivray, född 1764, död 1825, var en skotskfödd pälshandlare vilken efterträdde sin farbror som ledande delägare i Nordvästkompaniet. Han var ledamot av den lagstiftande församlingen i Nedre Kanada och blev senare utnämnd till ledamot av dess överhus. Han ägde stora jordegendomar i Skottland, Nedre och Övre Kanada. Han bodde i Montréal där han hade ett ståtligt hem. Under 1812 års krig var han överstelöjtnant och chef för den Kanadensiska voyageurkåren. (sv)
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  • William McGillivray (en)
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  • St John's Wood, London (en)
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  • Dunlichty, Inverness-shire (en)
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