Robert Stuart | |
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| Born | February 19, 1785 Strathyre, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | October 28, 1848 (aged 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Fur trader, explorer |
| Spouse | Emma Elizabeth Sullivan |
Robert Stuart (February 19, 1785 – October 28, 1848) was a Scottish-born, Canadian and American fur trader, best known as a member of the first European-American party to cross South Pass during an overland expedition from Fort Astoria to Saint Louis in 1811. He was a member of the North West Company (NWC) until recruited by John Jacob Astor to develop the new Pacific Fur Company, which was based at Fort Astoria, on the coast of present-day Oregon. Astor intended the venture to develop a continent-wide commercial empire in fur trading.