Henry B. Atkins
Henry Burns Atkins (July 3, 1867 – September 28, 1941) was a politician, businessman, and farmer from Alberta, Canada. Early life and immigration Atkins was born in Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England in 1867. He graduated York College in 1885. He immigrated to Canada in 1888. Upon landing in Halifax, he travelled to Alberta where he settled in Cremona, Alberta, Cremona. Atkins' pioneer life was lonely and dangerous, and it was necessary for him to keep a gun near his door for survival. Only after several potentially dangerous encounters did he befriend the Indigenous people of the area. Henry Burns would often share meals with them. Personal life In 1895 he married Jannet McEachen of Scotland. They had two daughters, Mamie and Marjorie, and one son, Henry Jr. Jannet died in 1901, followed by Mamie in 1902. A school was soon constructed and named Atkins school in recognition of Henry's pioneering in the area.Shortly thereafter, Henry Burns, with his two children at the ...
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by population) in England, after London and Birmingham. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production centre, including of carbonated water where it was invented in the 1760s, and trading centre (mainly with wool) for the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a major mill town during the Industrial Revolution. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook the nearby York population. It is located ab ...
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