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John Healy (entrepreneur)
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John J. Healy (c. 1840–1908) was an Irish-American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, who also operated in Canada at various times. His pioneering business activities ranged from Montana to Alberta/BC, Canada and to Alaska/Yukon.
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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.
He then took up work 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.[1] He later moved to Yukon Territory to operate a transportation company during the Klondike Gold Rush.[2]
Healy died in 1908 as a rich and famous man.[citation needed]
He was buried in Seattle, Washington.[citation needed]