▁entered ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 9 . ▁His ▁arrival ▁in ▁Canada ▁was ▁event ful ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁ship w reck ed ▁during ▁the ▁trip ▁out . ▁He ▁served ▁at ▁Fort ▁York ▁and ▁then ▁Fort ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁for ▁a ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁returning ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁to ▁Fort ▁Alb any . ▁He ▁became ▁factor ▁there ▁upon ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁inc umb ent , ▁Joseph ▁Adams ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 7 . ▁ ▁Bird ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁that ▁he , ▁and ▁others ▁like ▁him , ▁employed ▁in ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁an ▁occupation ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁influenced ▁future ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁territ ories ▁under ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁H BC . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 3 9 ▁death s ▁Category : H ud son ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁twenty - five ▁sports ▁ven ues ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London , ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁Olympic ▁Games , ▁the ▁div ing , ▁g ymn ast ics , ▁sw imming , ▁and ▁water ▁pol o ▁compet itions ▁were ▁held ▁ind o ors . ▁These ▁Games ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁nick named ▁the ▁" A uster ity ▁Games " ▁for ▁the ▁tight