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W. N. (Walter Noble) Sage
1888–1963
A leading historian of British Columbia, this Oxford- and Toronto-educated scholar spent decades at the University of British Columbia and helped shape the study of western Canadian history. He was also active far beyond the classroom, serving major historical organizations in Canada and on the Pacific Coast.
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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, Walter Noble Sage was educated in both Canadian and English schools and later earned degrees from Oxford University and the University of Toronto. Before settling at the University of British Columbia, he lectured at Calgary College and Queen’s University.
At about age thirty, he began the long association with UBC that defined much of his career. For the last twenty years of his life he served there as head of the Department of History, and he became widely known as an authority on the history of British Columbia.
Sage wrote numerous articles and gave many public addresses on British Columbia history. He also took on leadership roles in historical organizations, including the British Columbia Historical Association and the Canadian Historical Association, and from 1944 until his death in 1963 he was a member of Canada’s Historic Sites and Monuments Board.