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James Morrow Walsh, 1843-1905, was born in Prescott, Ontario. He joined the militia, and served in the Fenian Raid of 1866. He was appointed an inspector of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) in 1873, and served with the force until 1883. Fort Walsh was named after him. He is best known for dealing with Sitting Bull during the Sioux leader's years in Canada. After resigning from the Mounted Police he founded the Dominion Coke, Coal and Transportation Company. He rejoined the force in 1897 when he was appointed Superintendent of the NWMP and Commissioner of the Yukon, during the Klondike gold rush. He retired in 1898. He married Mary Mowat in 1870 and they had a daughter, Cora.
In 1967 the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada designated Walsh as a National Historic Person. For further information see Roderick C. Macleod's entry, "James Morrow Walsh", in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. XIII. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1994, p. 1071-1072; and Sitting Bulls' Boss : Above the Medicine Line with James Morrow Walsh / Ian Anderson. -- Surrey : Heritage House, 2000.