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'''Edward Stamp''' (1814-1872) was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development of [[British Columbia]] and [[Vancouver Island]].<ref>Lamb, W. K. (2000). Stamp, Edward. ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography''.</ref> Born at Alnwick in Northumberland, Stamp served as the captain of a steam transport in the [[Crimean War]] in 1854. |
'''Edward Stamp''' (1814-1872) was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development of [[British Columbia]] and [[Vancouver Island]].<ref>Lamb, W. K. (2000). Stamp, Edward. ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography''.</ref> Born at Alnwick in Northumberland, Stamp served as the captain of a steam transport in the [[Crimean War]] in 1854. |
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In 1865, he formed the British Columbia and Vancouver Island Spar, Lumber and Saw Mill Company, to establish a sawmill and logging rights on [[Burrard Inlet]]. The company first attempted to locate the mill at [[Brockton Point]] in what is now [[Stanley Park]], but inshore currents and a nearby reef made the site impractical and the site was shifted a mile farther east, on the south side of the inlet. Because of challenges in getting the equipment assembled, and perhaps Stamp's difficult personality, the company went out of business and the mill was sold. Once out of Stamp's hands it became the famous [[Hastings Mill]], and eventually the settlement from which the city of [[Vancouver]] developed. |
In 1865, he formed the British Columbia and Vancouver Island Spar, Lumber and Saw Mill Company, to establish a sawmill and logging rights on [[Burrard Inlet]]. The company first attempted to locate the mill at [[Brockton Point]] in what is now [[Stanley Park]], but inshore currents and a nearby reef made the site impractical and the site was shifted about a mile farther east, on the south side of the inlet. Because of challenges in getting the equipment assembled, and perhaps Stamp's difficult personality, the company went out of business and the mill was sold. Once out of Stamp's hands it became the famous [[Hastings Mill]], and eventually the settlement from which the city of [[Vancouver]] developed. |
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Stamp had a minor career in politics, serving on the Legislative Council of British Columbia in 1867 and 1868. He died at [[Turnham Green]], [[Middlesex]], on 20 January 1872. |
Stamp had a minor career in politics, serving on the Legislative Council of British Columbia in 1867 and 1868. He died at [[Turnham Green]], [[Middlesex]], on 20 January 1872. |
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Revision as of 00:17, 1 April 2008
Edward Stamp (1814-1872) was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development of British Columbia and Vancouver Island.[1] Born at Alnwick in Northumberland, Stamp served as the captain of a steam transport in the Crimean War in 1854.
In 1865, he formed the British Columbia and Vancouver Island Spar, Lumber and Saw Mill Company, to establish a sawmill and logging rights on Burrard Inlet. The company first attempted to locate the mill at Brockton Point in what is now Stanley Park, but inshore currents and a nearby reef made the site impractical and the site was shifted about a mile farther east, on the south side of the inlet. Because of challenges in getting the equipment assembled, and perhaps Stamp's difficult personality, the company went out of business and the mill was sold. Once out of Stamp's hands it became the famous Hastings Mill, and eventually the settlement from which the city of Vancouver developed.
Stamp had a minor career in politics, serving on the Legislative Council of British Columbia in 1867 and 1868. He died at Turnham Green, Middlesex, on 20 January 1872.
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- ^ Lamb, W. K. (2000). Stamp, Edward. Dictionary of Canadian Biography.