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    • Henry Comstock

    Canadian miner (1820–1870)

    Henry Comstock

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    Born

    Henry Tompkins Paige Comstock


    c.

    1820

    Wooler, Ontario

    DiedSeptember 27, 1870

    Bozeman, Montana, US

    Resting placeSunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Montana, US
    Years active1842-1870
    Known forThe first major discovery of silver ore

    Henry Tompkins (or Thomas) Paige Comstock (c.

    1820–September 27, 1870) was a Canadian miner after whom the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, was named. The Comstock Lode was the richest silver mine in American history.

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    Personal life

    Comstock was born at Wooler, Upper Canada, the son of Noah Bird Comstock and Catherine Tompkins. He may have worked as a fur trapper and sheep drover. He came into knowledge of the enormous silver lode which bears his name, but sold out his interest early and did not profit from it.

    Later, he worked as a surveyor and miner, both independently and for a large mining firm,