List of people considered father or mother of a field
Towns, cities, and regions

Subject
Father/Mother
Reason
British Columbia
James Douglas
Fur trader and manager for the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island and first Governor of the Colony of British Columbia.
Lan Kwai Fong
Allan Zeman
Noted for turning a small square of streets in Central, into a thriving bar and night life districts in Hong Kong.
Miami, Florida
Henry Flagler
Builder of the Florida East Coast Railway
San Bernardino County, California
Jefferson Hunt
Captain in the Mormon Battalion (1846), California State Legislator (1852), Brigadier General of the California Militia (1855)

Question: Who is considered the father of Miami, Florida?
Answer: Henry Flagler became the Father of Miami, Florida.