Work Or Wark John 1792-1861 Born In Ireland Entered Service Of
Hudson's Bay Company, 1814; employed east of the mountains until 1822,
when transferred to the Columbia; in charge of Fort Simpson, 1835-1849;
appointed chief factor, 1846; removed to Victoria, 1849, as one of the
managers of the Company's affairs on the Pacific slope. In 1857 a member
of the Legislative Council of Vancouver Island. Died at Victoria.