Cecil Denny
A busy day at Fort Calgary.
Cecil Denny was born the second son of a baronet. He came to Canada to seek his fortune, and probably, adventure. He joined the NWMP at Toronto in 1874 and quickly impressed Commissioner French. An officer on the March West, Denny served as second-in-command at Fort Calgary under Inspector Brisebois. Very soon he took over the command of F Division but was forced to leave the force in 1881.
Denny stayed in the west, working at a number of jobs including Indian Agent and finally, Provincial Archivist. Sir Cecil Denny died in Edmonton on August 24, 1928.