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Edward Stillman (1871 - 1917)
	
Edward Stillman was born in England in Newbury, Kent, Burkshire, and was raised and educated there. He came to Canada and joined the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) as a young man. He arrived in the Yukon in 1897. He was secretary to Major Z.T. Wood in Dawson for years, and remained with the Force until 1905.((//Dawson Daily News// (Dawson), 24 November 1917.))
	
In 1904, Staff Sergeant Sillman was stationed at Fort Selkirk. He reported the storekeeper Klimesch was selling wholesale liquor to nearby roadhouses.((Yukon Archives, 82/220 (F-41). Julie Cruikshank from a transcript of "History & Legends," interview with Rachel Dawson.)) Stillman met Leta Swinehart, whose father was a pioneer farmer near Fort Selkirk, and they married in 1904.((Gord Allison, “The Swinehart Farm – Part 4 (The Family Reunites; End of the Farm, 1901-1914).” 13 November 2018. //Welcome to Yukon History Trails,// 2019 website: https://yukonhistorytrails.com/2018/11/13/the-swinehart-farm-part-4-the-family-reunites-end-of-the-farm-1901-1914/)) 

Edward Stillman became a miner and then joined the Canadian Klondike company as part of the office staff for the last several years before his death. He was a member of the Dawson Lodge No 50 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was also a member of the Yukon Rifles and the British Empire Club. Edward was survived by his wife and two daughters Vivian (five) and Rhoda (two and a half).((//Dawson Daily News// (Dawson), 24 November 1917.))