Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier | |
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Born | 11 June 1846 Newry, Ireland, UK |
Died | 25 February 1901 Cushing, Oklahoma Territory | (aged 54)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Dominion of Canada |
Service | Canadian Militia North-West Mounted Police |
Years of service | 1863-1873 (Canadian Militia) 1872-1886 (NWMP) |
Rank | Major (Canadian Militia) Assistant Commissioner (NWMP) |
Battles / wars | Fenian Raids North-West Rebellion |
Other work | merchant and banker |
Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier (11 June 1846 – 25 February 1901), commonly known as L. N. F. Crozier, was a Canadian Militia officer and a superintendent of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), now best remembered for his role in the North-West Rebellion of 1885, a resistance movement headed by Métis leader Louis Riel in what is now the modern province of Saskatchewan.