Ross Cox
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Ross Cox was a clerk in the North West Company
and author.
Ross Cox was born in Dublin, Ireland
, in 1793, the son of Samuel Cox and Margaret Thorpe. He emigrated to America
in 1811, becoming a clerk in the American Fur Company
. He arrived in Fort Astoria
, Pacific Fur Company's primary fur trading post in 1812, shortly before it was sold to the North West Company in 1813. He then became a clerk with the North West Company, but he retired 1817 and returned to Ireland. He became the Irish correspondent for the London Morning Herald as well as a clerk in the Dublin police office. He was married to Hannah Cumming in 1819, and had several children. He died in Dublin in 1853.
Cox's Adventures on the Columbia River (London, 1831) is one of the most important documents relating to the later history of the North West Company.
Several geographic features in Canada
, including Ross Cox Creek and Mount Ross Cox
are named after him.
North West Company
The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what was to become Western Canada...
and author.
Ross Cox was born in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, in 1793, the son of Samuel Cox and Margaret Thorpe. He emigrated to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1811, becoming a clerk in the American Fur Company
American Fur Company
The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808. The company grew to monopolize the fur trade in the United States by 1830, and became one of the largest businesses in the country. The company was one the first great trusts in American business...
. He arrived in Fort Astoria
Fort Astoria
Fort Astoria was the Pacific Fur Company's primary fur trading post in the Northwest, and was the first American-owned settlement on the Pacific coast. After a short two-year term of US ownership, the British owned and operated it for 33 years. It was the first British port on the Pacific coast...
, Pacific Fur Company's primary fur trading post in 1812, shortly before it was sold to the North West Company in 1813. He then became a clerk with the North West Company, but he retired 1817 and returned to Ireland. He became the Irish correspondent for the London Morning Herald as well as a clerk in the Dublin police office. He was married to Hannah Cumming in 1819, and had several children. He died in Dublin in 1853.
Cox's Adventures on the Columbia River (London, 1831) is one of the most important documents relating to the later history of the North West Company.
Several geographic features in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, including Ross Cox Creek and Mount Ross Cox
Mount Ross Cox
Mount Ross Cox is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1920 after Ross Cox who traveled the area in 1817.-See also:* List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border* Mountains of Alberta* Mountains of British Columbia...
are named after him.