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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in 1907, where he also served as
government agent,
coroner,
police magistrate
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...
, and
Justice of the Peace.
Chisholm wrote many
Western
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Places
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*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
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and
Northern novels between 1906 and 1932, which were released by several publishers in the US and by
Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. He was also a contributor to the
pulp magazine ''
The Popular Magazine'' for 20 years, until
Street & Smith
Street & Smith or Street & Smith Publications, Inc. was a New York City publisher specializing in inexpensive paperbacks and magazines referred to as dime novels and pulp fiction. They also published comic books and sporting yearbooks. Among t ...
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
Writers from British Columbia
University of Toronto alumni
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