WilliamMcGillivray (1764 – 16 October 1825), of Chateau St. Antoine, Montreal, was a Scottish-born fur trader who succeeded his uncle Simon McTavish as the last chief partner of the North West Company until a merger between the NWC and her…
WilliamMcGillivray (native name Coahoma, meaning Red Cat or Red Tiger) was a leader of the Chickasaw people of North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Fernand Ouellet, “Mcgillivray, William,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 6, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 25, 2025, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mcgillivray_william_6E.html.
McGillivray died in Montreal on 9 April 1808 and was buried in the family vault of Simon McTavish. He left no record of marriage, but he had one and probably two children with an Indian woman.
Simon McGillivray, FRS (c. 1785 – 9 June 1840), played an intricate role in merging the family owned North West Company with the rival Hudson's Bay Company.
Marianne McLean, “Mcgillivray (Dalcrombie), JOHN,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 7, 2025, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mcgillivray_john_8E.html.
Vedl ji obchodník Benjamin Frobisher, jeho bratr Joseph, Simon MacTavish a skupina investorů, mezi které patřil Nicholas Montour, Robert Grant, Patrick Small, George McBeath a William Holmes.