Charles William Digby Clifford Explained

Charles William Digby Clifford (October 14, 1842  - May 10, 1916[1]) was an Irish-born miner, trader, hotel owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1898 to 1903 and Skeena from 1903 to 1907 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He did not seek re-election in the 1907 provincial election.

He was born in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, the son of Reverend R. S. Clifford and Harriet Young, and was educated in London. In 1888, he married Lucy Margaret McNeill.[2] Clifford was a postmaster for the Hudson's Bay Company at Hazelton from 1885 to 1887; he was employed as a clerk there from 1887 to 1891 and at Fort Simpson from 1891 to 1896.[3] He later owned a hotel and general store in Kitselas. In 1912, in partnership with Nels Anderson and John Walker "Jack" Patterson, he built the Nicholl Hotel.[4] He died in Vancouver at the age of 73.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vital Event Death Registration . BC Archives . 2011-08-27 .
  2. Book: Magurn, A J. Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1901 . 1901 .
  3. Web site: Clifford, Charles William Digby . Hudson's Bay Company Archives . Government of Manitoba . 2011-09-01 . 2018-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181107212435/https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/c/clifford_charles_william_digby.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Nicholl Hotel . Living Landscaopes . Royal BC Museum . 2011-09-01.