Early Life
He was born in Dingwall, Scotland, the illegitimate son of George Simpson, Sr., a "writer" (lawyer in Scots Law) in Dingwall. He was raised by his father, assisted by his grandmother Isobel Mackenzie and her two daughters Jean and Mary. In 1808 he was sent to London to work in his uncle's sugar brokerage. When his uncle's firm merged with that of Andrew Colvile in 1812 he came in contact with the HBC since Colvile was on the HBC board and was the brother-in-law of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk. He must have shown great ability for in 1820 Colvile had him appointed Governor-in-Chief, locum tenens of Rupert's Land.
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