Henry Nathan Jr. bought almost all of present-day Hunt's Point area (except for a thin slice on its eastern side) and about half of Evergreen Point in May 1869.
Also beginning in the l860s, portions of the Laurelhurst peninsula were claimed by Henry Nathan, Jr.
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Henry Nathan Jr. (September 3, 1842 – February 5, 1914) was the first Jewish Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons.
Born in London, England, Nathan was one of two MPs elected to represent the British Columbia riding of Victoria in the Canadian general election of 1872.
Nathan was educated at the London University School and became a wholesale merchant in Victoria, British Columbia
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