Thomas Edmonds Wilson

Thomas Edmonds Wilson
Born	Aug. 21, 1859
Died	Sept. 20, 1933 Banff, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Outfitter/Guide
Years active	1881–1904
Spouse(s)	Minnie McDougall

Thomas Edmonds Wilson (Tom Wilson) was a Canadian outfitter and guide.

Wilson was born in Ontario, Canada and graduated from grammar school in Barrie, Ontario, in 1875.

Tom Wilson's outfitting and guiding career began in 1881 with his volunteering to be the personal attendant to explorer A.B. Rogers. Subsequently, Wilson was familiar with the area and hence became the primary backcountry outfitter West of Calgary, Alberta. Tom Wilson initially employed Bill Peyto, Jimmy Simpson, Billy Warren, Sid Unwin, Phil Stephens and others. He outfitted many notable explorers such as Mary Schaffer.

He initially travelled west via Fort Benton, Montana, United States. He joined the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) and was stationed at Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan Sept. 22, 1880. He was assigned to monitor Sitting Bull (Ta-tanka I-yotank), who had relocated to Canada after the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He resigned in 1881 and joined a survey party seeking a route for the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Rocky Mountains. He guided Major A.B. Rogers to the discovery of the Rogers Pass. In 1882 he discovered the now known Lake Louise and named it "Emerald Lake". The named lasted until 1884 when the name "Emerald Lake" was changed to Lake Louise in honour of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, wife of the governor general, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, or Marquess of Lorne.

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