Wilfred George Brown | |
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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 Toronto, Ontario | (aged 64)
Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Occupation | Lawyer [1] |
Wilfred George Brown (March 1906 – August 23, 1970) was the commissioner of Yukon from 1952 to 1955.
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]
Wilfred George Brown | |
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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 Toronto, Ontario | (aged 64)
Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Occupation | Lawyer [1] |
Wilfred George Brown (March 1906 – August 23, 1970) was the commissioner of Yukon from 1952 to 1955.
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]