Fairfield in Victoria in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Lorne Lewis

Here Lies

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014

1. Lorne Lewis Marker

Inscription.

Born in New Bedford
Massachussets in 1814
Died in Victoria in 1912
while a resident of
the Old Men's Home

He came to Victoria from California in 1858 and was appointed by Governor James Douglas as a police constable but racial prejudice made his job difficult. Later he served for many years as district constable on the Songhees Indian Reserve and afterwards was a member of the British Columbia Provincial Police.

Erected 1999 by British Columbia Black History Awareness Society and the Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.

Location. 48° 24.579′ N, 123° 20.605′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It is in Fairfield. It can be reached from Memorial Crescent. Monument is in Section N of Ross Bay Cemetery, south of Fairfield Road and east of Memorial Crescent. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Victoria BC V8S 1G1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kakehashi (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Minnie Victoria Robertson

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(about 210 meters away); William (Billy) Barker (about 240 meters away); Isabella Mainville Ross (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); George and Isabella Pottinger (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Right Reverend George Hills, D.D. (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); William Edgar Oliver (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Estate of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014

2. Lorne Lewis Marker

Looking toward the SW corner of the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 704 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.