Arthur MacDonald Pearson

Commissioner
Arthur MacDonald Pearson
Commissioner of Yukon
In office
July 1, 1976 – November 1, 1978
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJames Smith
Succeeded byFrank Fingland
Personal details
Born (1938-02-20) February 20, 1938 (age 86)
Brandon, Manitoba
DiedDecember 8, 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 82)
Spouse
Sandra Mooney
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(m. 1959)​
Professionbiologist

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.

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.

  1. ^ Herrero, Stephen (2002). Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. Globe Pequot. p. 158. ISBN 1-58574-557-X. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  2. ^ "Yukon History, 1978". Hougen Group of Companies. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  3. ^ "Yukon commissioner faces criminal charge". Anchorage Daily News. November 17, 1978. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2009-12-31.