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Helgesen Point on Pedder Bay near [[Metchosin, British Columbia]] is named for Hans Lars Helgesen as is Hans Helgesen Elementry School, located on Rocky Point Road in Metchosin. |
Helgesen Point on Pedder Bay near [[Metchosin, British Columbia]] is named for Hans Lars Helgesen as is Hans Helgesen Elementry School, located on Rocky Point Road in Metchosin.<ref>[http://www.hanshelgesen.sd62.bc.ca/ Hans Helgesen Elementry School]</ref><ref>{{BCGNIS|13320}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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*''Strangers Entertained: A History of the Ethnic Groups of British Columbia'' (John Norris, Evergreen Press, Vancouver. 1971) |
*''Strangers Entertained: A History of the Ethnic Groups of British Columbia'' (John Norris, Evergreen Press, Vancouver. 1971) |
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*''The First Hundred Years Metchosin Elementary School 1872-1972'' (Marion I. Helegesen) [http://metchosinmuseum.org/Contentpages/Schooldays/metchosin_school.htm] |
*''The First Hundred Years Metchosin Elementary School 1872-1972'' (Marion I. Helegesen) [http://metchosinmuseum.org/Contentpages/Schooldays/metchosin_school.htm] |
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Revision as of 01:40, 11 December 2009
Hans Lars Helgesen (born 21 August, 1831 in Asker, Norway [1] - ?) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1878 to 1886. He was a local pioneer, farmer, seafarer, prospector and Member of Parliament for Esquimalt and Cariboo.
Helgesen is reckoned to be the first notable Norwegian immigrant to settle permanently in British Columbia, arriving from California to take part in the gold rush. During the 1860s he was elected to the colonial assembly .
In 1878 he was elected to the provincial legislature, representing the riding of Esquimalt. He won his seat again in the general election of 1882 but was defeated in the election of 1886. He ran again in the British Columbia general election, 1890 but was again defeated, retiring from politics. With another Norwegian immigrant, Alfred Magnusson, he became successful in the development of the commercial fishery in the Queen Charlotte Islands.
Legacy
Helgesen Point on Pedder Bay near Metchosin, British Columbia is named for Hans Lars Helgesen as is Hans Helgesen Elementry School, located on Rocky Point Road in Metchosin.[2][3]
References
Other sources
- Strangers Entertained: A History of the Ethnic Groups of British Columbia (John Norris, Evergreen Press, Vancouver. 1971)
- The First Hundred Years Metchosin Elementary School 1872-1972 (Marion I. Helegesen) [1]
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