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580: The causes of the rising in the Red River Settlement, 1869-70 . [1882].
McArthur, Alexander (1842-1887.)
1842-1887. From Scotland to Canada, 1862; to Red River Settlement, 1869, where he entered lumbering and built a fleet of river steamers; entered banking and financial business in late 1870s; connected with Manitoba Mortgage and Investment Co.; instrumental in forming Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, 1879 (Obituary clipping, Manitoba Legislative Library, August 22, 1887; Begg, Ten years in Winnipeg).