# Alexander Henry the elder

> Alexander Henry 'The Elder', in French: Alexandre Henri Le Vieux was an American-born explorer, author, merchant who settled in Quebec following the Conquest of New France and was a partner in the North West Company and a founding member and vice-chairman of the Beaver Club. From 1763 to 1764, he lived and hunted with Wawatam of the Ojibwe, who had adopted him as a brother.

*British-Canadian fur trader*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1739
- **Died:** 1824-04-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alexander Henry 'The Elder', in French: Alexandre Henri Le Vieux was an American-born explorer, author, merchant who settled in Quebec following the Conquest of New France and was a partner in the North West Company and a founding member and vice-chairman of the Beaver Club. From 1763 to 1764, he lived and hunted with Wawatam of the Ojibwe, who had adopted him as a brother.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Alexander Henry the elder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Henry_the_elder)
- [Alexander Henry](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Henry)
- [Alexander Henry (explorateur)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Henry_(explorateur))
- [Alexander Henry](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Henry)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1394310)

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