Sam Livingston (4 February 1831 – 4 October 1897) came to Canada following an unsuccessful venture in the Californian gold rush of 1849, and eventually found his way to Jumping Pound, Alberta in 1873 where he opened a trading post. He was going to settle near the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers in 1875 but, when the North West Mounted Police arrived and established Fort Calgary, Livingston and his family moved further up the Elbow River to the current location of the Glenmore Reservoir. When the Glenmore Dam was built and the area flooded, part of the Livingstone house was preserved and now stands at Heritage Park. February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Gold rush ad A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Elbow River is a river located in southern Alberta, Canada. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... North-West Mounted Police, Fort Calgary, 1878 Fort Calgary was started in September, 1875 as Fort Brisebois by the North West Mounted Police on the forks of the Bow and Elbow rivers in what is now Calgary, Alberta. ... The Glenmore Reservoir is a large manmade reservoir on the Elbow River in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. ... The Glenmore Reservoir is a large manmade reservoir on the Elbow River in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. ... Heritage Park Historical Village is a theme park located in Calgary, Alberta. ...

Livingston was a great innovator who brought the first examples of mechanised equipment to farming in the Calgary area. Some people call Sam Livingston "Calgary's First citizen", but George Clift King (the first man to marry in Calgary) is also given that title. Motto: Heart of the new west Area: 712. ... George Clift King was the second mayor of the town of Calgary, Alberta. ...

Sam Livingstone died in 1897 shortly after the birth of his fourteenth child. His funeral procession was forty carriages long. 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online