Alexander Hunter Murray (1818 or 1819 – 20 April 1874) was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and artist.
Life
According to the Parish Registers at the General Register Office in Edinburgh four brothers were registered at Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire:
- Thomas Hunter Murray on October 25, 1813
- Alexander William Hunter Murray on October 22, 1815
- William Murray on April 13, 1817
- Ebenezer Murray on May 21, 1819,
Alexander, William and Ebenezer were all in Canada by 1841, but found steady work very difficult to find. Alex joined the American Fur Company in 1842 and Hudson's Bay Company in 1846.
Alexander Hunter Murray was married to Anne Campbell, and they had eight children together, the eldest, Helen, being born at Fort Yukon.
Work
According to the Government of Manitoba, via the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives of Winnipeg, Alexander Hunter Murray was in the employ of the American Fur Company prior to 1845, when he was hired by the Hudson’s Bay Company. The last of his employment information on the document states “1864-1865 allowed furlough.”
References
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online