James McGill of Montreal /
McGill came to Canada from Scotland in 1766 at the age of twenty-two. After ten years as a fur trader, he moved to Montreal and cofounded Todd, McGill & Co. He continued in the fur trade but also encouraged general trade and in later years pioneered the export of goods to Britain. Active in poli...
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Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©1995.
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