LAURIE, Major General John Wimburn - Travelled with the British Association in 1884

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Major General Laurie (1835-1912) attended the Montreal meeting of the British Association and presented a paper on the agricultural resources of Nova Scotia.

During the North-West Rebellion of 1885, Laurie was put in charge of the government's transportation forces stationed at Swift Current. He was in regular communication with Major Bell, his counterpart at Qu'Appelle.

SOURCES:

  • https://archive.org/stream/reportofbritisha85brit#page/848/mode/2up

  • https://archive.org/stream/cihm_05877#page/n21/mode/2up/search/Laurie

  • http://books.google.ca/books?id=dOx0vxlvtvQC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=Major+General+John+Wimburn+Laurie&source=bl&ots=cEdHD6LEje&sig=bQMZfhS55F1qWZgDT0-E6ha-S2Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lhiMUsCBA4LFigLB8oGADQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Major%20General%20John%20Wimburn%20Laurie&f=false

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RESEARCH BY:

Michelle Cabana, Saskatoon and Frank Korvemaker, Regina, Sask.

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