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Website. www .hbc .com. The Hudson's Bay Company ( HBC; French: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, it became the largest and oldest corporation in Canada, before evolving into a major fashion retailer, operating retail stores across both the United States and ...
Hudson's Bay ( French: La Baie d'Hudson ), also known as The Bay (French: La Baie ), is a Canadian department store chain. It is the flagship brand of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), the oldest and longest-surviving company in North America as well as one of the oldest and largest continuously operating companies in the world. [ 7][ 8] Founded ...
A Hudson's Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in British North America, now Canada and the United States, from 1779 to present. [1] The blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts as an important part of the North American fur trade .
John Thomas (or Thompson, [1] c. 1751 – June 9, 1822) was a Canadian fur trader who played a significant role in the exploration and establishment of posts by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in North America.
John Rowand ( c. 1787 – 30 May 1854) was a fur trader for the North West Company and later, the Hudson's Bay Company. At the peak of his career, he was Chief Factor at Fort Edmonton, and in charge of the HBC's vast Saskatchewan District.
Born. 1618. Charly-sur-Marne, France. Occupation (s) Explorer, fur trader, Co-founder of Hudson's Bay Company. Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (born 1618) was a French explorer and fur trader in Canada. He is often paired with his brother-in-law Pierre-Esprit Radisson, who was about 20 years younger. The pair worked together in fur trading and ...
John Work (c. 1792 – 22 December 1861) was a Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company and head of one of the original founding families in Victoria, British Columbia.Work joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1814 and served in many capacities until his death in 1861, ultimately becoming a member of the company's Board of Management for its Western Department.
The letters "HBC" on a navy blue background. The flag of the Hudson's Bay Company is used to represent the Hudson's Bay Company. [ 1] The flag varied over time. From July 21, 1682, to 1965, the flag consisted of the Red Ensign with the letters "HBC" in the lower field. In 1970 the company used the flag that display the company's coat of arms.