John Christian Schultz
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The Honorable Sir John Christian Schultz KCMG |
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| 5th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba | |
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In office July 1, 1888 – September 1, 1895 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General |
The Lord Stanley of Preston The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Premier | Thomas Greenway |
| Preceded by | James Cox Aikins |
| Succeeded by | James Colebrooke Patterson |
| Senator for Manitoba, Manitoba | |
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In office September 23, 1882 – July 1, 1888 |
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| Nominated by | John A. Macdonald |
| Appointed by | Royal Proclamation |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lisgar |
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In office March 2, 1871 – June 20, 1882 |
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| Preceded by | Established |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Wellington Ross |
| Personal details | |
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January 1, 1840 Amherstburg |
| Died | April 13, 1896 (aged 56) Mexico |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
| Occupation | Newspaper publisher, physician |
Sir John Christian Schultz, KCMG (January 1, 1840 – April 13, 1896) was a Manitoba politician and businessman. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.
Schultz was born in Amherstburg, Upper Canada (now Ontario). Despite being raised in a low-income household, he saved enough money to study medicine at Queen's College in Kingston (1858–60) and Victoria College in Cobourg (1860–61). He did not graduate from either institution, but nonetheless advertised himself as a "Physician and Surgeon" after moving to the Red River settlement later in 1861. He also worked as a businessman and speculator in this area, and eventually owned a number of stores in the Red River colony's business sector, including the a general store which was the initial building at Portage and Main with his half-brother Henry McKenney.
Schultz also helped to establish a museum and Masonic Lodge in 1864 in the region. Arrested for improper business practices in 1868, his wife and supporters soon broke into the prison and released him. He continued to live and work in the area, in open defiance of the Council of Assiniboia.
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