Thomas Douglas
5th Earl of Selkirk (jun 20, 1771 – apr 8, 1820)
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Thomas Douglas was a Scottish peer. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored immigrant settlements in Canada at the Red River Colony.
Conflict with the North West Company (NWC) and local Métis led to the colony's dispersal in 1815, and Selkirk arrived in Canada to supervise in person. He was regarded as a stain upon his honor his inability to convince the Canadian authorities that the western disputes resulted from a conspiracy against him and the HBC.
In 1818, he departed for Britain. His deteriorating health repressed his efforts at vindication, and died in France.
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