SCHULTZ, John Christian, Canadian senator, born in Amherstburg, Ont., 1 January, 1840. He was educated at Oberlin college, Ohio, in medicine at Queen's university, Kingston, and Victoria universify, Cobourg, and was graduated as a physician in 1860. The same year he went to the northwest and practised his profession at Fort Garry (now Winnipeg). He also engaged in the fur-trade, wrote for the "Nor'wester," and studied the fauna, flora, soil, and climate of the country. Dr. Schultz was leader of the Canadian party at the time of the first Riel rebellion in 1869-'70, and was captured, imprisoned, and sentenced to death by Louis Riel. After suffering great hardships he escaped and reached Duluth, Minnesota, whence he made his way to Canada. He was appointed a member of the Northwest council in December, 1872, was elected to the Dominion parliament in March, 1871, for Lisgar, Manitoba, and represented that constituency till the general election of 1882, when he was defeated. He became a member of the Canadian senate, 22 September, 1882. Dr. Schultz is a member of the Dominion board of health for Manitoba and the Northwest territories, is president of the Northwest trading company, and a director of the Manitoba Southwestern Colonization railway. He was actively engaged in organizing these enterprises, and also the Great northwestern telegraph company and other undertakings of a similar character.