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Powerful and diligent, Peter OReilly played a role in shaping British Columbia in the last quarter of the 1800s. An immigrant from Ireland, OReilly landed in Victoria during the height of the Cariboo Gold Rush and was appointed gold commissioner for BC. He held the position of county court judge, and sorted settler and Native disputes, despite often having to function as an assistant land commissioner. From 1880 to 1898, OReilly was the federally appointed BC Indian Reserve Lands commissioner. Many of his decisions about the location and size of Native reserves continue to be challenged in the courts to this day.
In Peter OReilly, we also see the private side of this industrious man, a man who enjoyed the vast wilderness for years, on horseback or by foot, on snowshoes or in a canoe. He had many acquaintances and two close friends, Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie and Edward Dewdney. He lived with his cherished wife, Caroline Trutch OReilly, and their children at Point Ellice House in Victoria, BC.
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Lynne Stonier-Newman is a freelance writer, historian and communications consultant who is the author of articles, poetry and plays about BC. She was born in Quesnel, where her father was the BCPP patrolman. She is the author of Policing a Pioneer Province, The Lawman: Adventures of a Frontier Diplomat and Peter O' Reilly: The Rise of a Reluctant Immigrant. She was also a contributor to the 2008 CBC Radio One book The Trail of 1858.
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Peter O'Reilly [1827-1905] was a very prominent pioneer settler and civil servant in the earlier days of British Columbia - gold commissioner, ass.t. land commissioner, County Court Judge, and Indian Reserve Commissioner. 280pp, illustrated. An 'as new' copy - bright and fresh. Author's dedicated inscription and signature to the verso of the htp, otherwise unmarked. Postage, at Cost, to be determined when location of potential buyer is known and when type/s of postage required are known. Uniform postal charges usually do not work. When cost is determined, buyer can then freely accept or decline the charges. We ship to so many different locations and to over 60 different countries, a single pre-determined amount makes little sense. Dedicated Author's Inscription. Seller Inventory # 058981
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