McGillivray

McGillivray

McGillivray is a surname, and may refer to:

In fur trading:

  • Alexander McGillivray, leader of the Creek Indians during and after the American Revolution
  • Duncan McGillivray, explorer and fur trader who accompanied David Thompson on explorations of the North-West Territory
  • John McGillivray, Canadian fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada
  • Lachlan McGillivray, Scottish-American Indian trader, store keeper, and plantation owner

In other fields:

Places

  • McGillivray Creek (British Columbia), a creek in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia
    • McGillivray, British Columbia (formerly McGillivray Falls) in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia
    • McGillivray Falls, a waterfall in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia
    • McGillivray Pass, a mountain pass in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia
    • Mount McGillivray, British Columbia, a mountain in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia
  • McGillivray Ridge, a ridge in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia

Other


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  • McGillivray — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alexander McGillivray (Muskogee) (1750–1793), kanadischer Politiker der Muskogee Alexander McGillivray (Alberta) (1884–1940), kanadischer Politiker (Alberta Conservative Party) David McGillivray… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • McGillivray, British Columbia — McGillivray, formerly McGillivray Falls, is an unincorporated recreational community on the west shore of Anderson Lake, just east of midway between the towns of Pemberton and Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada, in that province s southwest… …   Wikipedia

  • McGillivray Creek (British Columbia) — McGillivray Creek is a creek located in the Interior of British Columbia, in the Lillooet Country. The creek originates in the Cadwallader Ranges, below Prospector Peaks, and flows southeast into Anderson Lake near D Arcy, which is about midway… …   Wikipedia

  • McGillivray Pass — (1867 m or 6215 ft) is a mountain pass in the Pacific Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located about 30 miles west of the town of Lillooet and immediately west of the upper end of Anderson Lake, above the former resort community… …   Wikipedia

  • McGillivray Ridge — McGillivray Ridge …   Wikipedia

  • McGillivray, Alexander — born с 1759 died Feb. 17, 1793, Pensacola, Fla. Principal chief of the Creek Indians in the years following the American Revolution. Of French and Creek descent, he was tutored by whites in Charleston, S.C., before being made a Creek chief.… …   Universalium

  • McGillivray — Recorded in many spelling forms including MacGillivray, MacGillavery, MacGillivrie, MacGillivry, MacGillvary, MacGillvray, MacGilvary, MacGilvra, the short forms begining Mc , and sometimes without the prefix at all especially in Ireland, this is …   Surnames reference

  • McGillivray,Alexander — Mc·Gil·li·vray (mə gĭlʹə vrā ), Alexander. 1759? 1793. Creek leader who sided with the British during the American Revolution, accepted Spanish aid in resisting U.S. expansion, and signed a peace treaty with the United States (1790). * * * …   Universalium

  • McGillivray, Alexander — ( 1759–17 feb. 1793, Pensacola, Fla.). Principal jefe de los creeks en los años posteriores a la guerra de independencia de los Estados Unidos. De ascendencia francesa y creek, fue educado por blancos en Charleston, S.C., antes de convertirse en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • McGillivray, Simon —    One of the leading partners of the North West Company. Signed the agreement of 1821 under which the Hudson s Bay and North West Companies were amalgamated.    Index: MS His declaration that Lord Selkirk must be driven to abandon his project,… …   The makers of Canada

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