Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson

Wemyss Mackenzie (McKenzie) Simpson (March 30, 1824 – March 31, 1894) was a Canadian fur trader and political figure. He represented Algoma in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.[1]

He was born in London, England in 1824,[1] the son of Geddes Mackenzie Simpson.[2] He studied at Eton College and came to Lower Canada in 1841 as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. Simpson served with the company until 1864, serving as a the last factor for the post at Sault Ste. Marie, where he settled after his retirement. His cousin, George Simpson, was a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1870, Simpson acted as guide and interpreter for the Red River Expeditionary Force.[3] In 1871, he was named Indian Commissioner for Rupert's Land and resigned from his seat in the House of Commons. Later that same year, he arranged Treaties 1 and 2 with the Ojibwa and Swampy Cree Nations in southern Manitoba.[4]

Simpson was married twice: to Annie Ironside in 1853 and later to Eliza Ironside, her sister. He died at Fort Monroe, Virginia in 1894.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ↑ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
  4. ↑ Daugherty, Wayne E (1983). "Treaty Research Report Treaty One and Treaty Two (1871)". Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
None		 Member of Parliament from Algoma
1867–1871 		Succeeded by
Frederick William Cumberland


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