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How did Sam Steele die?
Flu
Sam Steele/Cause of death
Steele died during the 1918 flu pandemic just after his 71st birthday and was later buried in Winnipeg.
What did Sam Steele do?
Sam Steele was one of the most important builders of Canada as it expanded from coast to coast to coast in the first half century after Confederation. As a military man, he was one of the most capable leaders of Canadian soldiers in the country’s first important overseas conflict (see South African War).
How old was Sam Steele when he joined the NWMP?
Although orphaned at age thirteen Steele followed tradition when, at age sixteen, he formed his own militia squad (in order to fight the Fenian raids). He joined the North-West Mounted Police at its inception in 1873.
How did the NWMP help with the settlement and development of western and northern Canada?
Created after Confederation to police the frontier territories of the Canadian West, the NWMP ended the whiskey trade on the southern prairies and the violence that came with it, helped the federal government suppress the North-West Rebellion, and brought order to the Klondike Gold Rush.
Why was NWMP created?
The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was a Canadian para-military police force, established in 1873, to maintain order in the new Canadian North-West Territories (NWT) following the 1870 transfer of Rupert’s Land and North-Western Territory to Canada from the Hudson’s Bay Company, the Red River Rebellion and in …
Who was Martha Purdy?
First Lady of the Yukon. In 1898, Martha Purdy lived a comfortable life as a Chicago socialite with two small sons. Then gold-fever struck and her life changed forever. Leaving her children with relatives, Purdy, her husband and her brother George joined the stampede of would-be prospectors to the Yukon.
What was Martha Black known for?
Martha Black joined the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898, hiking over the Chilkoot Pass. She became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society for her research and lectures on Yukon flora. From 1935 to 1940, Black represented the Yukon in Parliament. She was the second woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons.
Who was Sam Steele and what did he do?
As a member of the North-West Mounted Police, Steele was an important participant in the signing of Treaty 6 and Treaty 7, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the North-West Rebellion and the Klondike gold rush.
Where was Sam Steele of the NWMP born?
A most remarkable and legendary figure of the NWMP’s critical early years was a man whose very name sounded as if it had been made up by a dime novelist: Inspector Sam Steele. Samuel Benfield Steele was born on January 5, 1851, at Purbrook, near Orillia, Upper Canada (later Ontario), the son of Royal Navy Captain Elmes Steele and Anne Macdonald.
Who was Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele?
Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele KCMG CB MVO (5 January 1849 – 30 January 1919) was a distinguished Canadian soldier and police official.
How did Sam Steele’s papers get to Canada?
Steele’s papers, believed by historians to contain a wealth of heretofore untold stories that would “re-write Canadian history” had been held by British descendants of Steele, and were returned to Canada via a C$1.8MM purchase by the University of Alberta.
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