of Canada, Mt. Wood was named in 1900 by the surveyor James J. McArthur (1856–1925) to honour Zachary Taylor Wood. References 1860 births 1915 deaths People from Annapolis, Maryland Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioners Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Canadian people of American descent Zachary Taylor family Canadian Militia officers Royal Winnipeg Rifles officers Royal Military College of Canada alumni Members of the Yukon Territorial Council American emigrants to pre-Confederation Nova Scotia