Macdonell Alexander
Represented Lord Selkirk's interests as governor
of the Red River Settlement. Had been for some years in the employment
of the Hudson's Bay Company. Left the Red River Settlement, 1821, when
it was discovered that he had been lining his own pockets at the expense
of Selkirk and the settlers. Popularly known as Gouverneur Sauterelle,
or the Grasshopper Governor. =Bib.=: Bryce, Manitoba and The Romantic
Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists; Ross, Red River Settlement.