GND#56 Dean Burns-The Legend of Patrick Burns: "Alberta's Greatest Citizen"

Patrick Burns was a Canadian politician, rancher, meat packer, businessman, and philanthropist. A self-made man of wealth, he built one of the world's largest integrated meat-packing empires, P. Burns & Co., becoming one of the wealthiest Canadians of his time. He is honoured as one of the Big Four western cattle kings who started the Calgary Stampede in Alberta in 1912. He worked in the meat industry and owned cattle ranches. Burns's 700,000 acres (2,800 km2) of land in Southern Alberta extended from Cochrane to the US border. In 1931, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate as a representative for Alberta. On October 16, 2008, the Calgary Herald named Burns as Alberta's Greatest Citizen. Dean Burns is a descendant of Pat's and I sat with him to ride through the historical journey of Pat coming to Calgary with nothing but a shirt on his back, and a determination to succeed. Dean is a historical juggernaut with a wealth of knowledge, and is a successful entrepreneur himself right here in Calgary. This was a phenomenal discussion and if you're a history buff, this one is for you! Books of Interest as discussed with Dean: Cattle King The Accidental Superpower Follow Me ON: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatnortherndiscussions/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/greatnortherndiscussions/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatnortherndiscussions X: https://x.com/greatnorthernds Intro/Outro Tunes: Back on the Farm-Shoot the Lights Out https://www.stlo.rocks/ Episode Sponsors: https://lonestardirectional.com/ Location: Indelible Studios, Calgary AB https://indelible.co/