13 Facts About Andrew Bannatyne

Andrew Graham Ballenden Bannatyne was a Canadian politician, fur trader and leading citizen of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Andrew Bannatyne joined the Hudson's Bay Company as a 14-year-old apprentice clerk and set sail for Canada.

Andrew Bannatyne's family had had a long association with the company.

Andrew Bannatyne's great-grandfather was governor of a Hudson's Bay Company district in Rupert's Land, his grandfather had been governor of York Factory, and his uncle was chief factor of the company.

From 1846, Andrew Bannatyne was stationed at Norway House, Rupert's Land, in what is Manitoba as a junior clerk at the trading post.

Andrew Bannatyne quit the company when his contract expired in 1851 in order to get married and go into business for himself in the Red River Colony, where he was arrested by the Hudson's Bay Company for illegal trading, which was a violation of the company's monopoly over the fur trade.

Andrew Bannatyne was released in a decision by the company's London office and established what became the largest merchant and outfitting company in the Red River Colony with Alexander Begg.

Andrew Bannatyne became possibly the wealthiest and most influential citizen in Red River Colony.

Andrew Bannatyne was appointed magistrate in 1861 and became a member of the Council of Assiniboia in 1868, which was the appointed administrative body of Rupert's Land.

Andrew Bannatyne was appointed to the Temporary North-West Council in 1872.

Andrew Bannatyne helped organize the Winnipeg General Hospital and was involved in other business and philanthropic ventures in Winnipeg.

Andrew Bannatyne was the first president of Winnipeg's Board of Trade and first president of the Manitoba Club.

Andrew Bannatyne died in Minnesota in 1889 while returning from Texas.