Canada, British America Corporation, £1 shs, 1898, facsimile signature Whitaker Wright
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Canada, British America Corporation, £1 shares, 1898, facsimile signature Whitaker Wright, printed by Waterlow, VF.
James Whitaker Wright was a mining promotor and financier who created a web of companies in Canada and Australia. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison following the downfall of his companies and being found guilty of fraud. He committed suicide in a court ante-room.
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