Arthur MacDonald Pearson
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Arthur MacDonald "Art" Pearson (February 20, 1938 - December 8, 2020) is a former political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He served as the commissioner of Yukon from 1976 to 1978.
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Arthur MacDonald Pearson | |
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Commissioner of Yukon | |
In office July 1, 1976 – November 1, 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | James Smith |
Succeeded by | Frank Fingland |
Personal details | |
Born | (1938-02-20) February 20, 1938 (age 86) Brandon, Manitoba |
Died | December 8, 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 82) |
Spouse |
Sandra Mooney (m. 1959) |
Profession | biologist |
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He was born in Brandon, Manitoba and was educated there, at the University of British Columbia and the University of Helsinki. In 1959, Pearson married Sandra Mooney. He was a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service from 1962 to 1975, during that time he researched the activities of grizzly bears.[1] Pearson lived in Whitehorse.
He resigned as commissioner in 1978 after pleading guilty to charges related to improper mining claim transfers.[2][3] Pearson died peacefully after a long battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia on December 8, 2020.