Norman Kittson

Norman Kittson
Kittson c. 1880
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Born
Norman Kittson

(1814-03-06)March 6, 1814
Sorel, Lower Canada
DiedMay 10, 1888(1888-05-10) (aged 74)
traveling near St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
NationalityCanadian-American
Spouses
Élise Marion
(died 1868)
  • Sophia Perret
  • Mary Cochrane
Children9
OccupationSteamboat operator, railroad entrepreneur
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Norman Wolfred Kittson (March 6, 1814 – May 10, 1888) was one of early Minnesota's most prominent citizens. He was a fur trader, then a steamboat-line operator and finally a railway entrepreneur and owner of thoroughbred racehorses. He was part of the original syndicate that created the Canadian Pacific Railway. Kittson County, Minnesota is named for him.[1] Norman County, Minnesota also was named for him.[2]

  1. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 177.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 226. Norman County named after Norman Kittson.