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Henry William McKenney Henry William McKenney (February 24, 1848 – March 11, 1921) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. McKenney was born in Ontario, the son of a merchant and sailor. After attending schooling, he moved to Manitoba, where soon after he took part i ...

.'' Henry McKenney ( – 1886) was a merchant from Amherstburg, Upper Canada. McKenney was a merchant in Amherstburg until that business became financially troubled. He, his wife and one son came west to

Upper Fort Garry Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1822 on or near the site of the North West Company' ...

arriving in June 1859. He started the first hotel in what would shortly become Manitoba. McKenney originally purchased the land upon which Portage and Main sits on 2 June 1862. He chose land where the north–south and east–west ox cart paths crossed, in order to build a general store with his half-brother

John Christian Schultz Sir John Christian Schultz (January 1, 1840 – April 13, 1896) was a Manitoba politician and businessman.Richard Gwyn, Nation Maker, Vol. II: pg. 100. Vintage Canada, 2012. Print. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1871 t ...

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MHS Transactions - The Man Who Created the Corner of Portage and Main
1826 births 1886 deaths Canadian merchants People from Amherstburg, Ontario {{Canada-business-bio-stub