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James Lougheed
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Biography Sir James Lougheed was born in 1854 and he arrived in Calgary in 1883.
His real name is Sir James Alexander Lougheed. He was Knighted by King George in 1917. James worked for the Hudson
Bay Company. He also did some work for the Canadian Pacific Railway. |
Contributions If R.B. Bennett and Sir James Lougheed hadn’t stopped all the gambling, smoking and drugs there would have been lots of crime in Calgary.Sir James Lougheed’s name has been given to a mountain, a town, a business in downtown and a school called Sir James Elementary School in southwest Calgary. His mansion was on 13th Ave S.W. The Beaulieu is now the location for the Red Cross. |
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Lifestyle They mostly rode in wagons. Most roads were dirt roads. They had horse races on the dirt roads. There were very few cars. When James came to Calgary some cars had no roofs. Sir James Lougheed lived when there was no main street. There was not many trees. People got water from pumps. In 1886 a fire burned down 14 stores. After the great fire in 1886. |
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Reflection Sir James Lougheed was First Senator and lawyer. When he was Senator he helped run the country so people would be safe. His first job was a carpenter. He made nice wood things and kept them in his house so his house would look nice. James helped build buildings in downtown Calgary. I learned from Lougheed that the more jobs you get, the bigger your house will be because you get more money. He was brave because he walked from Medicine Hat to Calgary on foot! I also learned that if you have to do something don’t waste your time, just try it. |
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