Shadd, Dr. Alfred Schmitz National Historic Person

Melfort, Saskatchewan
Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd (1869–1915) © Courtesy of The Melfort & District Museum, Melford, Saskatchewan | Avec l'autorisation du Melfort & District Museum, Melfort, Saskatchewan
Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd (1869–1915)
© Courtesy of The Melfort & District Museum, Melford, Saskatchewan | Avec l'autorisation du Melfort & District Museum, Melfort, Saskatchewan
Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd (1869–1915) © Courtesy of The Melfort & District Museum, Melford, Saskatchewan | Avec l'autorisation du Melfort & District Museum, Melfort, SaskatchewanDr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd (1869–1915) © Courtesy of The Melfort & District Museum, Melford, Saskatchewan | Avec l'autorisation du Melfort & District Museum, Melfort, Saskatchewan
Address : Melfort, Saskatchewan

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2026-02-19
Life Date: 1869 to 1915

Other Name(s):
  • Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd (1869–1915)  (Designation Name)
  • Alfred Shadd  (Other Name)
  • Doc Shadd  (Other Name)
Research Report Number: 2025-01, 2025-01-A

Importance: Born to a prominent African Canadian family in Ontario, doctor, teacher, pharmacist, coroner, politician, publisher, farmer, and respected community leader with a unique story that illustrates the diversity of early settler society in the Prairies