Thomas Bird (fur trader)
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Thomas Bird was a Hudson's Bay Company
factor from 1737–39 at Fort Albany
in present day Ontario, Canada.
Nothing is known of Bird until he enters the Hudson's Bay Company in 1719. His arrival in Canada was eventful as he was shipwrecked during the trip out. He served at Fort York
and then Fort Prince of Wales. He returned to England for a season in 1733 returning in 1734 to Fort Albany. He became factor there upon the retirement of the incumbent, Joseph Adams
in 1737.
Bird was important to the early history of Canada in that he, and others like him, employed in a part of the country and an occupation that may have influenced future development of the territories under control of the HBC.
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
factor from 1737–39 at Fort Albany
Fort Albany, Ontario
Fort Albany First Nation is a community in within the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada. Situated on the southern shore of the Albany River, Fort Albany First Nation is only accessible by air or by winter road....
in present day Ontario, Canada.
Nothing is known of Bird until he enters the Hudson's Bay Company in 1719. His arrival in Canada was eventful as he was shipwrecked during the trip out. He served at Fort York
Fort York
Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the...
and then Fort Prince of Wales. He returned to England for a season in 1733 returning in 1734 to Fort Albany. He became factor there upon the retirement of the incumbent, Joseph Adams
Joseph Adams (businessman)
Joseph Adams was a British-born Canadian chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company.-Biography:Adams was born to William, a labourer, and Katherine Adams. He was baptized on 4 May 1700, in Woodford, Essex. His parish bound him on 1 June 1705, to serve the Hudson's Bay Company until he was 24...
in 1737.
Bird was important to the early history of Canada in that he, and others like him, employed in a part of the country and an occupation that may have influenced future development of the territories under control of the HBC.