Nicholas Garry

Nicholas Garry
Nicholas Garry
	Nicholas Garry, deputy Governor of the HBC.
Born	1782; Great Britain
Died	December 7, 1852 (aged 69–70); Claygate, Surrey, England
Nationality	United Kingdom

Nicholas Garry was a British trader who toured the remote trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, after its merged with its younger rival, the Northwest Company.[1] After the directors of the two companies agreed to end decades rivalry and violence, with a merger, each firm needed to send a director out to the major trading posts to explain the merger to the trading post's managers. Garry was the man chosen by the HBC in part due to his relative youth and good health, as the travel would be arduous.

Garry maintained a diary, during his travels, and that diary is used by historians, today.[1]

Fort Garry's name honours Garry.[1]

References

John McFarland (1979–2016). "GARRY, NICHOLAS, deputy governor of the HBC". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

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[DcbJohnMcFarland-1] John McFarland (1979–2016). "GARRY, NICHOLAS, deputy governor of the HBC". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.