James Morrow Walsh

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Walsh, James Morrow
James Morrow Walsh, police officer, territorial commissioner (b at Prescott, Canada W 22 May 1840; d at Brockville, Ont 25 July 1905). As inspector in the North-West Mounted Police 1873-83, he gave his name to FORT WALSH. He dealt firmly but fairly with SITTING BULL and his followers, who had crossed into Canada in 1876 after the defeat of Custer at Little Bighorn (Montana), and he became friendly with the Sioux chief. In 1883 he established the Dominion Coke, Coal and Transportation Co in Winnipeg. With the onset of the KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH he returned to the force as superintendent and was commissioner of the Yukon District 1897-98.
Walsh, James Morrow
Walsh, James Morrow
As inspector in the North-West Mounted Police, he dealt fairly with Sitting Bull and his followers (courtesy Royal Canadian Mounted Police).

Author ERIC J. HOLMGREN


Links to Other Sites
Fort Walsh National Historic Site
This Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Saskatchewan was an early North West Mounted Police/Royal Canadian Mounted Police post (circa 1878-83). A Parks Canada website.

The RCMP March West
Read Commissioner George Arthur French’s day-by-day account of the treacherous journey that brought peace and order to Canada’s prairies -- the March West of 1874. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police website.

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