Edward Jarvis was superintendent of the North West Mounted Police in Calgary at the time of his death.
After the early death of his parents in Prince Edward Island, he was educated in England, and studied engineering at Cambridge University.
He returned to Canada in 1868, working on surveys through the Rocky Mountains for the C.P.R. He later operated a lumber business in Winnipeg and engineered the first bridge over the Red River, and also a bridge over the Assiniboine River. Edward served during the Riel Rebellion. Jarvis street in Winnipeg was named in his honor.
After the early death of his parents in Prince Edward Island, he was educated in England, and studied engineering at Cambridge University.
He returned to Canada in 1868, working on surveys through the Rocky Mountains for the C.P.R. He later operated a lumber business in Winnipeg and engineered the first bridge over the Red River, and also a bridge over the Assiniboine River. Edward served during the Riel Rebellion. Jarvis street in Winnipeg was named in his honor.
Edward Jarvis was superintendent of the North West Mounted Police in Calgary at the time of his death.
After the early death of his parents in Prince Edward Island, he was educated in England, and studied engineering at Cambridge University.
He returned to Canada in 1868, working on surveys through the Rocky Mountains for the C.P.R. He later operated a lumber business in Winnipeg and engineered the first bridge over the Red River, and also a bridge over the Assiniboine River. Edward served during the Riel Rebellion. Jarvis street in Winnipeg was named in his honor.
After the early death of his parents in Prince Edward Island, he was educated in England, and studied engineering at Cambridge University.
He returned to Canada in 1868, working on surveys through the Rocky Mountains for the C.P.R. He later operated a lumber business in Winnipeg and engineered the first bridge over the Red River, and also a bridge over the Assiniboine River. Edward served during the Riel Rebellion. Jarvis street in Winnipeg was named in his honor.
Inscription
Erected by
The Officers
Non Commissioned
Officers and Men
of E. Division
N.W.M. Police
In Memory of Their
Commanding Officer
Supt. E. W. Jarvis
Who died at Calgary
Nov. 26, 1894
Aged 49 years
Family Members
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