John Healy (entrepreneur)
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John J. Healy (1840–1908) was an Irish-American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, who also operated in Canada at various times. His pioneering business activities ranged from Montana to Alberta/BC, Canada and to Alaska/Yukon.
Originating from a base of operations in Montana, he and established a whiskey trading post near present-day Lethbridge, Alberta in 1869. The post was originally named after Hamilton, but a second, larger post nearby was given the name of Fort Whoop-Up.
Healy sold the fort to Dave Akers in 1876.
He then took up work as the sheriff of Chouteau County in Montana, a newspaper editor and a businessman in Fort Benton, Montana.
Healy moved to the North, operating a trading post at Dyea, Alaska, He later moved to Yukon Territory to operate a transportation company during the Klondike Gold Rush.[1]
Healy died in 1908 as a rich and famous man.[citation needed]
He was buried in Seattle, Washington.[citation needed]
Legacy[]
Healy, Alaska and Healy Pass in the Alberta Rockies are named after him.
References[]
- ^ Dempsey, Hugh A. (1957). The Early West. Edmonton: Historical Society of Alberta. p. 32. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
Bibliography[]
- Birth of a Community: Water the Key to Development
- Healy's West: The Life and Times of John J. Healy
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