James Hargrave was at Medicine Hat in 1883. He was born in 1846 at Beechridge, Quebec and died in 1935 at Medicine Hat. He married Alexandra Helen Sissons, in 1935 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. She was born in 1853, at Howard, Ontario and died in 1932 at Medicine Hat. They had eight children. James was a very capable worker for the Hudson’s Bay and gained much business experience as well as respect for the Indians. Due to a depressed economy of the time, he left his position to go to Medicine Hat where he and his brother-in-law Dan Sissons, started a business to sell general merchandise and trade with the Indians. He established various successful enterprises at Medicine Hat. His wife was equally successful in managing the home and supporting her husband and family.