 William Henry Cushing ( August 21 , 1852 – January 25 , 1934 ) was a Canadian politician . Born in Ontario , he migrated west as a young adult where he started a successful lumber company and later became Alberta 's first Minister of Public Works and the 11th mayor of Calgary . As Minister of Public Works in the government of Alexander Rutherford , Cushing was responsible for the construction of the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Act , which was the first piece of legislation to authorize the construction of the Alberta irrigation system. сайт на Уилям Хенри Чусинг.
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