Fur Trade
In about 1790, William joined the North West Company, at about the same time as his brother Alexander McKay. He travelled widely in the regions north and west of the Great Lakes and traded along the Menominee River and afterwards at Portage la Prairie. He became a partner of the company in 1796 and retired in 1807, in which year he was also made a member of the Beaver Club at Montreal.
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