Lieut. Col. A.G. Irvine
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Photograph of the Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police from 1880 to 1886.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
On the formation of the North-West Mounted Police in May 1875, Acheson Gosford Irvine (1837-1916) was appointed Assistant Commissioner and became Commissioner in November 1880. He was also in command of the police during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.