Simon Metcalfe

Simon Metcalfe (also spelled Metcalf) (c. 1741–1794) was a British American surveyor and one of the first American maritime fur traders to visit the Pacific Northwest coast. As early visitors to the Hawaiian Islands, Metcalfe and his son Thomas unwittingly provided Western military weapons and advisors for Kamehameha I, helping him win strategic battles and unify the Hawaiian Islands.

Personal facts

Simon Metcalfe
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1735
Birth place
England , Yorkshire
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1794
Place of death
Haida Gwaii

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External resources

  1. http://apps.ksbe.edu/kaiwakiloumoku/makalii/historical-photos/manuscript/metcalfletter
  2. http://digital.lib.washington.edu/ojs/index.php/WHQ/article/view/6794/5865
  3. http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/964
  4. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/kona/history3.htm
  5. http://www.tacomapubliclibrary.com/v2/NWRoom/MORGAN/Metcalfe.htm