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Sam Livingston
Sam Livingston - Was born in Ireland the son of an Anglican clergyman. He didn't have much education but he was an Irishmen, heart & soul. His conversational skill, blarney and good humor along with tall distinguished bearing and fearless but friendly attitude, made him the kind of man most people enjoyed.
Sam's early life took him to the 1849 gold rush in California and when he didn't strike it rich he decided that he would explore. He ended up exploring British Columbia and the Caribou. His traveling resulted in his being the first white man to see the headwaters of the mighty Peace River.
But no gorgeous Irishman will stay single forever and when Sam met the daughter of a Scottish employee of the Northwest Trading Company, he thought that settling down might just be the thing he wanted to do. He moved to Calgary in 1875 and staked a homestead on land where the Glenmore Dam is now. He built himself a log cabin to accommodate his family and got on with the business of farming. During the next few years he raised good crops and developed a herd of 300 cattle. Of his own accord he brought in mowing raking and threshing equipment. He grew what was described as "phenomenal" vegetables, milk (at five cents per quart) and the meat he grew was sold to the Northwest Mounted Police.
Sam Livingston was a success because of his guts and determination and his imagination. This was what turned his dreams into a reality. While harvesting his crop in 1897, he suffered a heart attach and died a few hours later. It is recorded that when the pioneer physician Dr. Rouleau saw Sam he remarked, "Well Sam, I see you are on your knees at last." To which Livingston replied, "Yes doctor, for the last time,"
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