Wilfred George Brown

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]

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