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W. N. (Walter Noble) Sage
1888–1963
A leading historian of British Columbia and western Canada, he spent decades teaching at the University of British Columbia and helped shape how the region’s past was studied. His books and essays brought together political history, frontier themes, and a deep interest in the Pacific Northwest.
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Sir George Arthur and His Administration of Upper Canada
by W. N. (Walter Noble) Sage
About the author
Born in London, Ontario, in 1888, he was educated in Canada and England, earning degrees from the University of Toronto and Oxford. After early teaching posts at Calgary College and Queen’s University, he joined the University of British Columbia in 1918 and built a long academic career there.
For roughly two decades, he served as head of UBC’s history department, retiring in 1953. He was especially known for writing on British Columbia, western Canada, and the Pacific Northwest, with works including Sir James Douglas and British Columbia and The United States and the Dominion of Canada.
He was also active in historical organizations, serving in leadership roles in British Columbia and Canadian historical associations and contributing to public history work through Canada’s Historic Sites and Monuments Board. He died in 1963, remembered as one of the early scholars who gave British Columbia history a strong place in university teaching and writing.