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Barclay, Forbes, 1812-1873
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1812-1873
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Born in the Shetland Isles in 1812, the son of a physician, Forbes Barclay studied medicine at Edinburgh and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London July 5, 1838. He joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1839 and arrived at Fort Vancouver in 1840, sent to relieve Dr. William Fraser Tolmie. Barclay remained at Fort Vancouver until the Company left in 1849. He then moved to Oregon City and became an American citizen. During this time he was a practicing physician but also served as Mayor and as City School Superintendent until 1870. He died in 1873.
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