William Cowan (fur trader)
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William Cowan (fur trader)
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Doctor William Cowan was a physician and fur trader. He was born in Scotland in about 1818 and studied medicine at the University of Glasgow. He caught cholera during the epidemic of 1848–1849 and decided to move to British North America for his health. He went to Upper Fort Garry in the Red River settlement as a physician for a group being sent there. In 1852, he was appointed chief magistrate and became a member of the Council of Assiniboia the following year. Cowan joined the Hudson's Bay Com
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cowan_(fur_trader)
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2005-10-05T10:54:19Z
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2024-09-01T19:29:26Z
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