Duncan McGillivray
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Duncan McGillivray (1770-April 9, 1808), born in Inverness-shire, Scotland[1], was an explorer and fur trader who accompanied David Thompson on explorations of the North-West Territory and the Canadian Rockies. In 1800, they reached what is now Banff National Park. By 1801, McGillivray was suffering from rheumatism, and returned to Montreal.[2]
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- ^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved on July 29, 2006.
- ^ Luxton, Eleanor Georgina (1979). Banff, Canada's First National Park : a history and a memory of Rocky Mountains park. Summerthought.
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