Lindsay Alexander Russell
1839–1912
Canadian surveyor. Assistant in charge of construction of the Dawson Route when it was being prepared for the Red River Expedition of 1870. Inspector of surveys in the field, 1871–2. Assistant surveyor-general, 1872–8. Surveyor-general, 1878–84.
Sources
DCB 11: 21, 841; 12: 140, 688
D. Thomson 1966–7, 2: 39.
Bibliography
DCB: Dictionary of Canadian biography. Edited by George W. Brown et al. 13 vols. and index to first 12 vols. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. 1966–94.
Thomson, Don W. 1966–7. Men and meridians: the history of surveying and mapping in Canada. Ottawa: Department of Mines and Technical Surveys.
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