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Edgar Dewdney, PC (November 5, 1835 – August 8, 1916) was a Canadian surveyor, road builder, Indian commissioner and politician born in Devonshire, England. He emigrated to British Columbia in 1859 in order to act as surveyor for the Dewdney Trail that runs through the province.
8 de mar. de 2015 · He was the type of leader that people chose to name things after, like the municipality of Dewdney, Mount Dewdney, Dewdney Peak, Dewdney Creek, the Dewdney Trunk Road, Dewdney electoral constituency, Dewdney Schools, Dewdney Avenue in Regina and, most importantly, the Dewdney Trail.
22 de abr. de 2013 · Edgar Dewdney, surveyor, politician (b in Devonshire, Eng 1835; d at Victoria 8 Aug 1916). Dewdney came to BC in 1859 and built the DEWDNEY TRAIL. In 1870 he was elected to the Legislative Council of BC as member for Kootenay. He was elected to Parliament as Conservative member for Yale, BC, in 1872, 1874 and 1878.
15 de abr. de 2015 · Presentation on The Two Edgar Dewdneys April 24, 2015 at the Rossland Museum | thebravestcanadian. 150 Years Since Edgar Dewdney Blazed A Trail Through the Kootenays Canadian Private Jack Peters Died A Century Ago in the Second Battle of Ypres.
Biography – DEWDNEY, EDGAR – Volume XIV (1911-1920) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Source: Library and Archives Canada/MIKAN 3421700. DEWDNEY, EDGAR, civil engineer, contractor, politician, office holder, and lieutenant governor; b. 5 Nov. 1835 in Bideford, England, son of Charles Dewdney and Fanny Hollingshead; m. first 28 March ...
Edgar Dewdney was a representative of a class of immigrant adventurers who saw in the western Canadian frontier an opportunity for self-aggrandizement. He viewed public office as a means to personal wealth and acquired a reputation as a speculative fortune hunter.
History. Edgar Dewdney was born in Devonshire, England, and educated as a civil engineer. He came to BC in 1859 to work with the Royal Engineers as a surveyor. He married twice: to Jane Shaw Moir in 1864 and to Blanche Kemeys-Tynte in 1909. He surveyed and built the Dewdney Trail, completed in 1865.
