Thomas Simpson (explorer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scottish arctic explorer
Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1808
Place of Birth: Dingwall, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 14-Jun-1840
Profession: explorer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Thomas Simpson (explorer)
- Thomas Simpson (2 July 1808 – 14 June 1840) was a Scottish Arctic explorer, Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, and cousin of Company Governor Sir George Simpson.
- His violent death near the Turtle River in the Territory of Iowa, in what is now the state of North Dakota—allegedly by suicide after gunning down two traveling companions in the wilderness—has long been a subject of controversy.
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