John Palliser
1807–87
Geographer and explorer. Undertook a hunting expedition in the western and north-western districts of North America, 1847, and published in 1853 a popular account of his experiences. Commanded the British North American Exploring Expedition, 1857–60, surveying the boundary territories of British North America between Lake Superior and the Pacific.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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