Arthur Reid Lempriere
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Arthur Reid Lempriere was an officer in the Corps of Royal Engineers
. He was in the third and largest group of Engineers to arrive in the Colony of British Columbia
in 1859 and served as a lieutenant subaltern in the Columbia Detachment
of the RE's there until 1863. He retired as a Major-General in 1882. Lempriere surveyed the route from Hope
to Lytton
via the Coquihalla River
in 1859.
Mount Lempriere in the North Thompson region of the British Columbia Interior
, between Kamloops and Tete Jaune Cache-Valemount
, was named after him by 1917. A Canadian National Railway
railway point in this area was also named Lempriere, where there was a post office
from 1942 to 1945 when Japanese were interned at a work camp in this area.
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
. He was in the third and largest group of Engineers to arrive in the Colony of British Columbia
Colony of British Columbia
The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day Canadian province of British Columbia, since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the vast and still largely...
in 1859 and served as a lieutenant subaltern in the Columbia Detachment
Royal Engineers, Columbia detachment
Columbia detachment of the Royal Engineers was a British military contingent that played a major role in the settlement, development and security of the new British Columbia. Sent at the request of Governor James Douglas to help maintain order during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, the detachment was...
of the RE's there until 1863. He retired as a Major-General in 1882. Lempriere surveyed the route from Hope
Hope, British Columbia
Hope is a district municipality located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland region, and is at the southern end of the Fraser Canyon...
to Lytton
Lytton, British Columbia
Lytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of...
via the Coquihalla River
Coquihalla River
The Coquihalla River is located in the Cascade Mountains near the town of Hope, British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at Hope....
in 1859.
Mount Lempriere in the North Thompson region of the British Columbia Interior
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
, between Kamloops and Tete Jaune Cache-Valemount
Valemount
Valemount might refer to one of the following:*Valemount, British Columbia, a village in east central British Columbia, Canada**Valemount Airport**Valemount Elementary School**Valemount Secondary School*Valemont, a miniseries on MTV...
, was named after him by 1917. A Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
railway point in this area was also named Lempriere, where there was a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
from 1942 to 1945 when Japanese were interned at a work camp in this area.