Gassy Jack Deighton
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Gassy Jack statue in Vancouver’s Gastown toppled during women’s memorial march, video showsCritics have said Gassy Jack is a symbol of oppression against Indigenous people, noting he was 40 years old when he married a 12-year-old girl from the Squamish First Nation.CanadaFeb 14, 2022
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Debt list for Gassy Jack Deighton, one of Vancouver’s founders, goes up for auctionThe man who gave Gastown its name amassed $5,000 in debt while operating a saloon on the shores of the Burrard Inlet in the 1860s.FeaturesMar 8, 2019
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