Edward Stamp | |
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 Stampc. 1860s | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of British Columbia forLillooet | |
| In office 1867–1868 | |
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| Born | 5 November 1814 Northumberland, England |
| Died | 20 January 1872 (1872-01-21) (aged 57) Middlesex, England |
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| Known for | FoundingHastings Mill |
CaptainEdward Stamp (5 November 1814 – 20 January 1872) was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development ofBritish Columbia andVancouver Island.[1] Born atAlnwick 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 onBurrard 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 2 January 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 theLegislative Council of British Columbia in 1867 and 1868. He died atTurnham Green,Middlesex, on 20 January 1872.
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