Daniel Webster Marsh
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Daniel Webster Marsh was a businessman and mayor of Calgary
, Alberta
. He was born in Hudson
, New Hampshire
to parents Enoch Sawyer March and Margaret Whittier.
Marsh was educated in Nashua, New Hampshire
, which was where he started his working life. As a young man, he served with the 30th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
and was a part of the Dakota Territory
Indian campaigns.
By 1876, Marsh was managing a small general store in Fort Benton, Montana
. At this time Marsh joined the Fort Benton firm T. C. Power and Bro
and moved to Fort Walsh
(in Saskatchewan
) to manage their store from 1876 to 1883. As the Canadian Pacific Railway
moved west, Marsh saw the opportunity to open up new stores for T. C. Power and Bro. He opened up their stores in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
in 1883 and Calgary in 1884. From 1884 to 1893 he managed the store in Calgary, while is nephew, Horace A. Greeley managed the store in Maple Creek.
In Calgary, Marsh became an important moneylender soon after his arrival in Calgary. In 1887, he married Julia Shurtliff (née Wood), the widow of former North West Mounted Police superintendent Albert Shurtliff. They had one daughter. Power and Brother sold Marsh the Calgary store in 1893, which he operated until 1901.
Marsh served one term as mayor of the town of Calgary, from January 21, 1889 to January 20, 1890.
Upon his death in Calgary, his estate was appraised at $351,000. The majority of his estate was left to his widow Julia who died two years later.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
District of Alberta
The District of Alberta was one of four districts of the Northwest Territories created in 1882. It was styled the Alberta Provisional District to distinguish it from the District of Keewatin which had a more autonomous relationship from the NWT administration...
. He was born in Hudson
Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 24,467 at the 2010 census.The primary settlement in town, where 7,336 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Hudson census-designated place and is located at the junctions of New Hampshire...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
to parents Enoch Sawyer March and Margaret Whittier.
Marsh was educated in Nashua, New Hampshire
Nashua, New Hampshire
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile...
, which was where he started his working life. As a young man, he served with the 30th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and was a part of the Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
Indian campaigns.
By 1876, Marsh was managing a small general store in Fort Benton, Montana
Fort Benton, Montana
Fort Benton is a city in and the county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. A portion of the city was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 1961. Established a full generation beforethe U.S...
. At this time Marsh joined the Fort Benton firm T. C. Power and Bro
T. C. Power and Bro
T. C. Power and Bro was a prominent mercantile business started by Thomas Charles Power in Fort Benton, Montana.Daniel Webster Marsh helped establish the firm in Canada. Marsh opened up a store in Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan in 1876. As the Canadian Pacific Railway moved west, Marsh saw the...
and moved to Fort Walsh
Fort Walsh
Fort Walsh is a National Historic Site of Canada that was a North-West Mounted Police fort and the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre. Administered by Parks Canada, it forms a constituent part of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park....
(in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
) to manage their store from 1876 to 1883. As the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
moved west, Marsh saw the opportunity to open up new stores for T. C. Power and Bro. He opened up their stores in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
-History:After the North-West Mounted Police had been established at Fort Walsh, settlers began to explore the Cypress Hills area, living along the creeks and doing small-scale ranching. The Department of the Interior was operating a First Nations farm on the Maple Creek, a few miles south from...
in 1883 and Calgary in 1884. From 1884 to 1893 he managed the store in Calgary, while is nephew, Horace A. Greeley managed the store in Maple Creek.
In Calgary, Marsh became an important moneylender soon after his arrival in Calgary. In 1887, he married Julia Shurtliff (née Wood), the widow of former North West Mounted Police superintendent Albert Shurtliff. They had one daughter. Power and Brother sold Marsh the Calgary store in 1893, which he operated until 1901.
Marsh served one term as mayor of the town of Calgary, from January 21, 1889 to January 20, 1890.
Upon his death in Calgary, his estate was appraised at $351,000. The majority of his estate was left to his widow Julia who died two years later.