Background
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 – 1860) and Victoria College in Cobourg (1860 – 1861). 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. Arrested for improper business practices in 1868, he was soon freed by his supporters. He continued to live and work in the area, in open defiance of the Council of Assiniboia.
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