Peter Skene Ogden
Peter Skene Ogden (alternately
Skeene,
Skein, or
Skeen; baptised 12 February 1790 – 27 September 1854) was a British-Canadian
fur trader and an early explorer of what is now
British Columbia and the
Western United States. During his many expeditions, he explored parts of
Oregon,
Washington,
Nevada,
California,
Utah,
Idaho, and
Wyoming. Despite early confrontations with the
Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) while working for the
North West Company, he later became a senior official in the operations of the HBC's
Columbia Department, serving as manager of
Fort Simpson and similar posts.
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