William Garden


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From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 1870-1871
Date of death 20th Nov 1950
Age between 78 and 80 years old
Gender Male
Groups
Scottish Mountaineering Club President 1934–1936
Vice-President 1914–1919
Member 1903–1907
Member 1929–1932

Aberdeen lawyer, a partner in his father's firm C. & P. H. Chalmers, and a member of the SMC and Cairngorm Club from 1896. He was SMC Vice-President from 1915 to 1919 and President from 1934 to 1936, compiled the index to SMC Journal vols 1-10 with James A. Parker, survived the 1902 Wetterhorn avalanche that killed J. H. Brown and the guide Knubel, and was Cairngorm Club President 1925-1927 and Secretary 1932-1949. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 142 - Vol 24 - Apr 1951 /library/7048/smcj-number-142---vol-24---apr-1951

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16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 1870-1871
Date of death 20th Nov 1950
Age between 78 and 80 years old
Gender Male
Groups
Scottish Mountaineering Club President 1934–1936
Vice-President 1914–1919
Member 1903–1907
Member 1929–1932

Aberdeen lawyer, a partner in his father's firm C. & P. H. Chalmers, and a member of the SMC and Cairngorm Club from 1896. He was SMC Vice-President from 1915 to 1919 and President from 1934 to 1936, compiled the index to SMC Journal vols 1-10 with James A. Parker, survived the 1902 Wetterhorn avalanche that killed J. H. Brown and the guide Knubel, and was Cairngorm Club President 1925-1927 and Secretary 1932-1949. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 142 - Vol 24 - Apr 1951 /library/7048/smcj-number-142---vol-24---apr-1951

Contributors
16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

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