George Clift King, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Clift King
Canadian politician
Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1848
Place of Birth: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 18-Jul-1935
Profession: politician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About George Clift King
- George Clift King (April 23, 1848 – July 18, 1935) was the second mayor of the town of Calgary, Alberta. King was born in Chelmsford, England in 1848.
- At the age of 26, he left England for Canada, arriving in Toronto, Ontario in 1874.
- He joined the North-West Mounted Police and was part of the first contingent sent west to establish Fort Calgary in 1875.
- Constable King is often called Calgary's First Citizen, since he was the first NWMP officer to cross the Bow River and set foot on the future site of Calgary.
- This title is also sometimes given to Sam Livingston, another Calgary pioneer who arrived in the Calgary area in 1874; however, Calgary's first European settler was John Glenn who settled at Fish Creek in 1873. King left the NWMP in 1877 to manage the first store in Calgary, the I.
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- Baker Store.
- In November 1879, he married Louise Munro, the daughter of a fur trader.
- They were the first couple married in Calgary.
- Together they had four children. In 1882, King started his own store which also housed the local post office.
- King was appointed postmaster in 1885 and held this position for 36 years. King was the mayor of the town of Calgary from November 4, 1886, to January 16, 1888.
- He also spent four years as town councillor.
- After his retirement as postmaster in 1921, he opened a tobacco and confectionery counter in MacLean's Drug Store on Eighth Avenue.
- King ran this business until his death in 1935.
- King was inducted into the Order of the British Empire on January 1, 1934, by King George V. King was laid to rest in Calgary's Union Cemetery.
- On June 22, 2000, a monument was placed at King's grave and the grave of James Colvin, as they had been unmarked for several years.
- This was done as part of the 125-year anniversary celebrations of Calgary.
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