- George McBeath
George McBeath (ca 1740 –
December 3 1812 ) was afur trade r, businessman and political figure inLower Canada .He was born in
Scotland around 1740 and came to Quebec around 1760. McBeath entered the fur trade in 1765, travelling to theLake Superior region. In 1772, he became part of a company based atMichilimackinac . He became partners withSimon McTavish and then went into business on his own. WithPeter Pond and others, McBeath purchased shares in theNorth West Company , which he held until 1787. He settled at L'Assomption in 1785.He was one of the founders of the Beaver Club at
Montreal . McBeath was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Lower Canada in a 1793 by-election held after the death of François-Antoine Larocque.He was named justice of the peace for Montreal district in 1795 and, in 1799, he was appointed customs collector for the port of St Johns (later Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu). McBeath also served as lieutenant-colonel in the militia and was reportedly a
Freemason .He died at Montreal in 1812.
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* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2536 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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