Arthur Murray "A.M." Chisholm (July 23, 1871 – January 24, 1960), also known as Bob Chisholm later in life,
was an author of
Western fiction
Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and ...
. He was the son of
Daniel Black Chisholm and Cynthia Adelaide (Adeline) Davis. He settled in
Windermere, British Columbia
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Demographics
*Population (2021): 1,511
*Population (2016): 1,092
*Population (2011): 1,081
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in 1907, where he also served as
government agent,
coroner
A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death. The official may also investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within th ...
,
police magistrate
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, and
Justice of the Peace.
Chisholm wrote many
Western
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Places
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*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
and
Northern novels between 1906 and 1932, which were released by several publishers in the US and by
in the UK. He was also a contributor to the
pulp magazine
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''
The Popular Magazine
''The Popular Magazine'' was an early American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931. It featured short fiction, novellas, serialized larger works, and even entire short novels. The magazine's subject matt ...
'' for 20 years, until
Street & Smith
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decided in 1930 to "cut out the old writers and get down to material of speedier, cheaper quality."
Works
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1871 births
1960 deaths
American Western (genre) novelists
20th-century Canadian male writers
20th-century Canadian novelists
University of Toronto alumni
Novelists from British Columbia
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