- Edward Stamp
Edward Stamp (1814-1872) was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development of
British Columbia andVancouver Island . [Lamb, W. K. (2000). Stamp, Edward. "Dictionary of Canadian Biography".] Born at Alnwick in Northumberland, Stamp served as the captain of a steam transport in theCrimean War in 1854.In 1865, he formed the British Columbia and Vancouver Island Spar, Lumber and Saw Mill Company to establish a sawmill and logging rights on
Burrard Inlet . The company first attempted to locate the mill atBrockton Point in what is nowStanley Park , but inshore currents and a nearby reef made the site impractical and the site was shifted about a mile farther east, on the south side of the inlet. Because of several business challenges, and perhaps his own difficult personality, Stamp's relationship with the company and his management position came to an end on January 2, 1869. In 1870 the mill was renamedHastings Mill and eventually seeded the settlement from which the city ofVancouver developed.Stamp had a minor career in politics, serving on the Legislative Council of British Columbia in 1867 and 1868. He died at
Turnham Green ,Middlesex , on 20 January 1872.ee also
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Hastings Mill External links
[http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/gastown.asp Stamp's Mill and Gastown]
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