Name John Healy | Role Entrepreneur | |
Similar George Stephen Morrison, Basil L Plumley, Chae Myung‑shin, Nguyen Chanh Thi, James A Graham | ||
John J. Healy (1840-1908) was an American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, who also operated in Canada at various times. Originating from a base of operations in Montana, he and Alfred B. Hamilton established a whiskey trading post near present-day Lethbridge, Alberta in 1869. The post was originally named after Hamilton, but a second, larger post nearby was given the name of Fort Whoop-Up.
Healy sold the fort to Dave Akers in 1876. After a career as the sheriff of Chouteau County in Montana, a newspaper editor and a businessman in Fort Benton, Montana, Healy moved to the north, operating a trading post at Dyea, Alaska, He later moved into the Yukon to operate a transportation company during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Healy died in 1908, and was buried in Seattle, Washington.