Arthur Oliver Wheeler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish Canadian surveyor
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Place of Birth: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
About Arthur Oliver Wheeler
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler (May 1, 1860 – May 20, 1945) was born in Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1876 at the age of 16.
- He became a land surveyor and surveyed large areas of western Canada, including photo-topographical surveys of the Selkirk Mountains and the British Columbia-Alberta boundary along the continental divide through the Canadian Rockies.
- In 1906, he and journalist Elizabeth Parker were the principal founders of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC).
- He was its first president, from 1906 to 1910, and editor of the Canadian Alpine Journal from 1907 to 1930.
- He remained Honorary President of the ACC from 1926 until his death in 1945.
- The Arthur O.
- Wheeler hut of the ACC is named after him.
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