Frederick D. White
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Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick D. White (February 16, 1847 - September 27, 1918) was the first Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from August 24, 1905, to September 27, 1918 when he died.[1] [2] He was a former commander of the North-West Mounted Police and retired from the force in 1913.
Police career[edit]
White served as commander of the North-West Mounted Police and later as Comptroller until 1913.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lieut. - Col. White is dead in Ottawa, 72 years of age". Toronto World (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). XXXVIII (13835): 1. September 27, 1918. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^ Dickerson, Mark O. (1992). Whose North?: Political Change, Political Development, and Self-government in the Northwest Territories. UBC Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7748-0418-9.
- ^ "Canadian Confederation: The Northwest Territories". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
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