James J. McArthur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 09-May-1856
Place of Birth: Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Date of Death: 14-Apr-1925
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About James J. McArthur
- James Joseph McArthur (9 May 1856 – 14 April 1925) was a Canadian surveyor and mountaineer who was the first to climb several peaks in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
- Two mountains and a lake are named after him, and he gave names to various other features. He was a pioneer in the use of photography for surveying, under the direction of the Surveyor General, Édouard-Gaston Deville.
- He did extensive work on surveying the borders between Canada and the United States in the Yukon and west of Lake Superior.
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