Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

1991.085.004

Title

Copper plate engraving of Reverend Alexander Dunn.

Date

[191-?].

Description

Copper plate engraving depicting the Reverend Alexander Dunn. The plate is nailed to a woodblock. Inscribed on the woodblock are the words: "Rev. Dr. Dunn/ Pioneer Preacher/ in Langley Fort/ & Fraser Valley." The woodblock once belonged to Reverend A. M. Grant.

Materials/Support

Metal

People/Subject

Dunn, Alexander, Rev.

Born in Lochiel, Scotland, in 1843. One of four Church of Scotland ministers sent to B.C. in 1875, and first to take up permanent residence. In 1882 he traveled to Ontario and married Miss Annie Karn, and upon returning to Fort Langley the next year, built a house (no longer standing) at 8052 Glover Road. Dunn left the area in 1886, but wrote his memoirs, entitled, entitled "Experiences in Langley."

Grant, A.M., Reverend

Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-364/1133)

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