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1798 – 11 December 1892) was a fur trader, hunter, interpreter, and guide in both western Canada and the United States. He was probably born at one of the first editions of
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James or Jimmy Jock as he became known, continued to guide, interpret, and work for a variety of sources during the next years. In 1856, he took up residence at the
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in 1816. By 1821 he left the company and became a free trader in the west on both sides of the border. He worked for both the HBC trader
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completing it in 1815. He spent a short time as a captive of the North West
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which came to be known as
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