Wilfred George Brown
Wilfred George Brown (March 1906 – August 23, 1970) was the commissioner of Yukon from 1952 to 1955.
Wilfred George Brown | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of Yukon | |
| In office November 5, 1952 – June 8, 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | Frederick Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Howard Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1906 Moosomin, Saskatchewan |
| Died | August 23, 1970 (aged 64) Toronto, Ontario |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Occupation | Lawyer[1] |
Brown was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, in 1906. His father was James Thomas Brown,[2] Chief Justice of the Saskatchewan supreme court for thirty-nine years.[3][4] Brown attended the University of Saskatchewan, studying law. He later practised law in Regina and served in World War II.[1] W.G. Brown was a district administrator in the Northwest Territory before being appointed Yukon Commissioner.[5] Brown succeeded Frederick Fraser as Yukon Commissioner in November 1952.[6] In 1953 he agreed to a motion passed by the territorial council that reinstated the position of territorial secretary, with W.D. Robertson being given the post.[7] In 1953 Brown legally designated McLean Lake and all land within .5 miles (0.80 km) from its shore as a game sanctuary, the only game sanctuary that the Yukon government created without prompting.[8] In 1955 Brown was replaced by Frederick Howard Collins.[9]
On 13 June 1957 Brown, then chief of the territorial division of the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, was made deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories council.[10]
The W.G. Brown Building/Astro Hill Complex is a two-building structure in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and at eight floors is the largest and among the tallest buildings in the city.[11]
Brown died August 23, 1970, in Toronto after a series of strokes.[12] He was buried August 26 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.[12][2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Precambrian". 1954.
- ^ a b "Wilfrid Brown Dies at 64". Regina Leader-Post. August 25, 1970. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Canada 1906 Census". July 1906. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "The Honourable James T. Brown". Courts of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Michael 1987, p. 25.
- ^ Michael 1987, p. 130.
- ^ Michael 1987, p. 17.
- ^ Moodie 2006.
- ^ Yukon History 1950s.
- ^ New Post 1957.
- ^ Astro Hill Complex.
- ^ a b "Ottawa Citizen". August 24, 1970.
Sources edit
- "Astro Hill Complex". Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- Michael, Janet Moodie (June 1987). "From Sissons to Meyer: The Administrative Development of The Yukon Government 1948-1979" (PDF). Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- Moodie, Sue (February 10, 2006). "Wildlife has prior claim on McLean Lake". Yukon News. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- "New Post". Ottawa Citizen. 4 July 1957. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- "Yukon History 1950s". Hougen Group. Retrieved January 26, 2013.