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Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
McGillivrays, Thain and Co.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1822-1825
History
McGillivrays, Thain and Company was formed in 1822 by Thomas Thain, a fur trader and former president of the New North West Company. He managed the company from 1822 to 1825. The company served as a business agent for the Hudson's Bay Company. It encountered serious financial difficulties and was dissolved in 1825.