Wilfred George Brown

Wilfred George Brown (March 1906 – August 23, 1970) was Commissioner of Yukon from 1952 to 1955.

Wilfred George Brown
Commissioner of Yukon
In office
November 5, 1952 – June 8, 1955
Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent
Preceded byFrederick Fraser
Succeeded byFrederick Howard Collins
Personal details
BornMarch 1906
Moosomin, Saskatchewan
DiedAugust 23, 1970(1970-08-23) (aged 64)
Toronto, Ontario
Resting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
CitizenshipCanadian
OccupationLawyer[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.[13][14]

Sources
  • "Astro Hill Complex". Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  • Michael, Janet Moodie (June 1987). "FROM SISSONS TO MEYER THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YUKON GOVERNMENT 1948-1979" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-26.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Moodie, Sue (February 10, 2006). "Wildlife has prior claim on McLean Lake". Yukon News. Retrieved 2013-01-26.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "New Post". Ottawa Citizen. 4 July 1957. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  • "Yukon History 1950s". Hougen Group. Retrieved 2013-01-26.


  2. "Wilfrid Brown Dies at 64". Regina Leader-Post. August 25, 1970. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. "Canada 1906 Census". July 1906. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  4. "The Honourable James T. Brown". Courts of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  5. Michael 1987, p. 25.
  6. Michael 1987, p. 130.
  7. Michael 1987, p. 17.
  8. Moodie 2006.
  9. Yukon History 1950s.
  10. New Post 1957.
  11. Astro Hill Complex.
  12. "Ottawa Citizen". August 24, 1970.
  13. "Ottawa Citizen". August 24, 1970.
  14. "Wilfrid Brown Dies at 64". Regina Leader-Post. August 25, 1970. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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