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URL:https://forresheritage.co.uk/events/winter-talk-lord-strathcona/
SUMMARY:Winter Talk - Lord Strathcona
DESCRIPTION:Led by Dr Andrew Dilly\, this fascinating talk will explore the
  life of Forres-born Donald Smith\, later Lord Strathcona.\n\nSmith grew u
 p in Forres before departing for Canada. He made his fortune there working
  for the Hudson’s Bay Company\, going on to become a leading banker\, po
 litician\, railway entrepreneur and finally Canadian High Commissioner in 
 London.\n\nThe audience will hear about his life\, his marriage to a part 
 native American woman and how he was heavily involved in some of the most 
 dramatic episodes in the history of Canada.\n\nThe talk will explore how h
 is life was shaped by the expansion of empire and the global economy in th
 e nineteenth century\, and how those global connections in turn had an imp
 act back home in Scotland’\n\nCOST: £5 including refreshments. Tickets 
 are available from the Forres Area Credit Union premises at 53 High Stre
 et from February 6.
LOCATION:The Tolbooth\, The Tolbooth\, High Street\, Forres\,\, Moray\, IV3
 6 1PH\, Scotland\, United Kingdom
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