Father Pandosy | |
|---|---|
 Jean-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Félix Pandosy | |
| Born | 22 November 1824 |
| Died | February 6, 1891 (aged 66) Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Known for | Founding the Okanagan Mission, First Settler in the Kelowna Area in British Columbia. |
Jean-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Félix Pandosy (22 November 1824 – c. 6 February 1891), commonly known as Father Pandosy, was a French Catholic priest who was the first settler in the Kelowna area in British Columbia. He set up a church and a school and attracted many settlers to the area.[1][2] He founded the Okanagan Mission which was the first permanent white settlement in the British Columbia Interior aside from the forts for the Hudson's Bay Company and the gold rush boomtowns of the Fraser Canyon.[3]
- ^ Thomson, Duane (1990). "Pandosy, Charles". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ The Kelowna Story An Okanagan History, Sharron J. Simpson, 2011, Harbour Publishing Company Limited, ISBN 978-1-55017-539-4
- ^ The History of Okanagan Mission A Centennial Retrospect, Primrose Upton, 1958, Okanagan Mission Centennial Committee