John MacNider, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John MacNider

Scottish pioneer and businessman in Quebec

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1760

Place of Birth: Kilmarnock, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: merchant, shipbuilder

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John MacNider (10 June 1760 – 1829) was a Scottish-Quebecer businessman who pioneered the settlement and development of the Seigneuries of Grand-Métis and Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec.
He is remembered as a particularly enterprising and visionary Seigneur, "a man with the dreams and ambition to pursue its (Metis's) development and with the means to do so".
From nothing, he developed a thriving Scottish community into which he willingly put more money in than he ever took out.
Though MacNider died three years before its completion, he played a crucial role in persuading Governor Sir James Kempt to build the road that would connect Métis by land to the outside world.
The road became a settlement magnet, and Métis quickly became the principal population centre for the Gaspé region.
His second wife, Mrs Angelica (Stuart) MacNider (1764-1829), kept a diary recording early life at Métis, held at the National Archives of Canada.
He was the grandfather of The Hon.
Félix-Gabriel Marchand, 11th Prime Minister of Quebec.