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Patrick Burns (other)
Patrick Burns may refer to: * Patrick Burns (businessman) (1856–1937), Canadian rancher, businessman, and senator * Patrick Burns (paranormal investigator) (born 1968), American * Patrick J. Burns (c. 1845–1915), mayor of Bathurst, New Brunswick, US * Pat Burns (1952–2010), Canadian ice hockey coach * Pat Burns (broadcaster) (1921–1996), Canadian talk show host and reporter See also * Paddy Burns * Pat Byrnes, American cartoonist * Patrick Byrne (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Patrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Burns (businessman)
Patrick Burns (July 6, 1856 – February 24, 1937) was a Canadian rancher, meat packer, businessperson, senator, and philanthropist. A self-made man of wealth, he built one of the world's largest integrated meat-packing empires, P. Burns & Co., becoming one of the wealthiest Canadians of his time. He is honoured as one of the Big Four western cattle kings who started the Calgary Stampede in Alberta in 1912. He made his fortune in the meat industry, but ranching was his true passion. Burns' of cattle ranches covered so vast an area of Southern Alberta that he boasted about being able to travel from Cochrane to the US border without ever leaving his land. In 1931, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate as a representative for Alberta. On October 16, 2008, the ''Calgary Herald'' named Burns as Alberta's Greatest Citizen. Early life Patrick O'Byrne was born in Oshawa, Ontario, on July 6, 1856, the fourth of eleven children of Michael and Bridget O'Byrne. His parents had emi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
