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Letter, 13 September 1879
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CA MUA MG 1022-6-017-0006
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13 September 1879 (Creation)
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- McConnell, R. G. (Richard George), 1857-1942
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(1857-1942)
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Richard George McConnell was born on March 26, 1857, in Chatham, Canada East (now Quebec).
He was a geologist, explorer, and civil servant. He studied at McGill University and joined the Geological Survey of Canada in 1879. For some 30 years, he studied geological phenomena in Canada, particularly in the west and northwest. In 1882, he assisted George Mercer Dawson in exploring the southern Alberta Rockies as well as the Waterton Lakes region, St. Mary River, and Cypress Hills. He explored a large portion of northern BC, the Mackenzie Valley, and the Yukon Territory. In 1889-1890, he conducted an extensive study of the Athabasca tar sands of northeastern Alberta and explored the Peace-Athabasca region. In 1914, he became federal Deputy Minister of Mines, retiring in 1921. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1913.
In 1898, he married Jean (Jeannie) Jessica Turner Botterell (1870–1939). He died on April 1, 1842, in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Pencil letter to George from R. G. McConnell, written on Geological Survey of Canada letterhead.