1808 - 1894
Robert Campbell (fur trader) Canadian Explorer
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| First Name |
Robert
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| Last Name |
Campbell
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| Birthday |
21st February, 1808
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| Birthplace |
Glen Lyon, Scotland
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| Died |
9th May, 1894
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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Robert Campbell (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1894) was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and explorer. He explored a large part of the southern Yukon and northern British Columbia. He established the short-lived Dease Lake Post, and in 1838 he was the first European to reach the Stikine River overland. He established Fort Frances, Yukon on Frances Lake in the Liard River basin.
In 1840 he crossed from Frances Lake to the Pelly River becoming the first European to explore the upper Yukon River Basin.
He established Fort Selkirk, Yukon, at the juncture of the Yukon River and the Pelly River.
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