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'''Edward Wellington Backus''' ( |
'''Edward Wellington Backus''' (December 1, 1861 – October 29, 1934) was a timber baron, dam builder, mill owner, financier, developer of the northern reaches of [[Minnesota]], and president of the Ontario & Minnesota Power Company and Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company. He was responsible for the construction, commencing in 1905, of a [[hydroelectric]] dam at Koochiching Falls between [[International Falls, Minnesota]], and [[Fort Frances, Ontario]], an outpost of the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], which generated much power for the region. It helped drive the paper mill industry of the area, which he also helped finance. |
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After logging the shoreline timber, his plans to transform the entire [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness|Boundary Waters]] region by building seven dams in the area were opposed by [[environmentalist]]s, notably [[Ernest Oberholtzer]]. |
After logging the shoreline timber, his plans to transform the entire [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness|Boundary Waters]] region by building seven dams in the area were opposed by [[environmentalist]]s, notably [[Ernest Oberholtzer]]. |
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He began his lumbering career in 1882 at the Lee and McCullock Company, which soon became Lee and Backus, and then in 1899 Backus-Brooks Company. He overextended himself in the 1920s and suffered severe losses in the [[Great Depression]], and died of a heart attack in New York in 1934. |
He began his lumbering career in 1882 at the Lee and McCullock Company, which soon became Lee and Backus, and then in 1899 Backus-Brooks Company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography – BACKUS, EDWARD WELLINGTON – Volume XVI (1931-1940) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/backus_edward_wellington_16E.html |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.biographi.ca}}</ref> He overextended himself in the 1920s and suffered severe losses in the [[Great Depression]], and died of a heart attack in New York in 1934. |
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Edward W. Backus is the namesake of the city of [[Backus, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n106 87]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/backus_edward_wellington_16E.html Dictionary of Canadian Biography-Edward Wellington Backus]</ref> |
Edward W. Backus is the namesake of the city of [[Backus, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n106 87]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/backus_edward_wellington_16E.html Dictionary of Canadian Biography-Edward Wellington Backus]</ref><ref>[https://www.co.koochiching.mn.us/222/The-Era-of-EW-Backus Koochiching County, Minnesota-The Era of E.W. Backus]</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:54, 1 February 2024
Edward Wellington Backus (December 1, 1861 – October 29, 1934) was a timber baron, dam builder, mill owner, financier, developer of the northern reaches of Minnesota, and president of the Ontario & Minnesota Power Company and Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company. He was responsible for the construction, commencing in 1905, of a hydroelectric dam at Koochiching Falls between International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, an outpost of the Hudson's Bay Company, which generated much power for the region. It helped drive the paper mill industry of the area, which he also helped finance.
After logging the shoreline timber, his plans to transform the entire Boundary Waters region by building seven dams in the area were opposed by environmentalists, notably Ernest Oberholtzer.
He began his lumbering career in 1882 at the Lee and McCullock Company, which soon became Lee and Backus, and then in 1899 Backus-Brooks Company.[1] He overextended himself in the 1920s and suffered severe losses in the Great Depression, and died of a heart attack in New York in 1934.
Edward W. Backus is the namesake of the city of Backus, Minnesota.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Biography – BACKUS, EDWARD WELLINGTON – Volume XVI (1931-1940) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 87.
- ^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography-Edward Wellington Backus
- ^ Koochiching County, Minnesota-The Era of E.W. Backus
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