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Terry and the Marquis, an idyl of the Saskatchewan, by Latouche Tupper
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[ca. 1900] (Creation)
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- Tupper, R. La Touche
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2 p.
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R. La Touche Tupper was a civili servant in Manitoba. Born in 1845 in Omemee, Ontario, son of Captain Tupper, he went to Manitoba in 1874 attached to a government survey party after service in the Union army in the American Civil War. He held various public offices including Superintendent of Government Telegraphs in the North-West Territories, License Inspector for the City of Winnipeg, Chief of Police and License Inspector for Manitoba, and Superintendent of the Dominion Fish Hatchery at Selkirk. In 1887 he spent some time in exploration for oil in the Riding Mountain area. He was on active service in the Rebellion of 1885 with the 91st Battalion.
Tupper died in Winnipeg on 21 May 1904.
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Handwritten manuscript of the poem "Terry and the Marquis, an idyl of the Saskatchewan" by Latouche Tupper. May be in Charles Mair's handwriting.
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