Charles William Clifton Tabor (1863 - 1917)
Charles Tabor was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He studied law in George Black’s office.1) He was one of fifteen members of the territorial bar before the fall of 1898.2) He represented a large number of Yukon miners and mining companies.3)
Tabor was active in Dawson society and was a member and president of the Dawson Curling Club, as well as being a member of three fraternal organizations: the Yukon Order of Pioneers, the Eagles, and the Moose.4) He was a prominent lawyer in Dawson, a conservative, and a long-time friend of George and Martha Black. He and Gertie Lovejoy (“Diamond Tooth Gertie”) were married in 1901 in Portland, Oregon. Tabor served on the Yukon Territorial Council from 1912 to 1915 as the representative for North Dawson. He died in a fire at Dawson’s Yukonia Hotel when his wife was outside the territory. She was the sole beneficiary of his estate worth about $15,000.5)
Tabor Lakes in northern Yukon are named for Charles Tabor.