Yukon who is who

François Houle (Francis Hoole) (d. 1872)

Francis Hoole was of Iroquois and French-Canadian ancestry. He was an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Co. and served as an interpreter for Robert Campbell and his companions in the 1840s during their explorations in northern British Columbia and Yukon. The Hoole River and Hoole Canyon were named for him by Robert Campbell.¹⁾

Steersman Francis Hoole was ill in May 1872 and took passage in the Hudson’s Bay Company boat from Fort Good Hope to Fort Simpson. His wife and brother were with him. He died before reaching Fort Simpson.²⁾