Author: George Edward Laidlaw
Alternate names: George E. Laidlaw; G. E. Laidlaw; Col. G. E. Laidlaw; Colonel George E. Laidlaw; Colonel George Edward Laidlaw
Born: 1860
Died: 1927
Bio: A Canadian archaeologist, cattle rancher, and militia serviceman who participated in suppressing indigenous and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9tis_people_(Canada)" title="Métis people in Canada">Métis</a> leader [Louis Riel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel)'s [North-West Rebellion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Rebellion) and fought with British colonial forces in the [Anglo-Boer War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War) in South Africa, rising to the rank of colonel.