▁fier ce ▁temper ▁that ▁sometimes ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁f ist - f ights . ▁He ▁had ▁unusual ▁ph ob ias ▁— ▁including ▁a ▁fear ▁of ▁electric ity . ▁As ▁he ▁grew ▁older , ▁his ▁ecc ent ric ities ▁intens ified , ▁he ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁in co her ent . ▁ ▁Dec la red ▁ins ane ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁he ▁was ▁declared ▁ins ane . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁more ▁notable ▁ecc ent ric ities ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁hot ▁food ▁delivery ▁company ▁to ▁prospect ors ▁in ▁the ▁Kl ond ike ▁Gold ▁Field s . ▁The ▁difficult ▁log istics ▁of ▁this ▁service ▁sc ared ▁away ▁invest ors ▁and ▁ultimately ▁provided ▁its ▁down fall . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Victoria ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Biography ▁at ▁Library ▁and ▁Archives ▁Canada ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Col on ist ▁newspaper ▁on - line ▁archive ▁ ▁Am or ▁de ▁Cos mos ▁in ▁Kal ama , ▁W ash ., ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 7 ▁death s ▁Category : F athers ▁of ▁Confeder ation ▁Category : L iber al ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁MP s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁United ▁Empire ▁Lo yal ist ▁descent ▁Category : Col ony ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁people ▁Category : P rem iers ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Can ad