Named after Atwell Duncan Francis Joseph King (1877-1947), leader of the first party to reach the summit of Mount Garibaldi, 1907. Born at Montreal 11 October 1877; lived at Victoria since 1876. Employed as a solicitor by BC Electric Company for 33 years and was an ardent mountaineer, pioneering many routes in the Vancouver/Coast Mountains area. Died at Victoria 4 November 1947. (See obituary in Victoria Times, 5 November 1947)
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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