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Atwell Duncan Francis King was born on September 12, 1877, in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Atwell Charles Rawley King and Edith Lucy Grant Dalton. After moving to B.C., King was called to the British Columbia bar in April 1914. King lived in Victoria and served as Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and later as in-house solicitor for the British Columbia Electric Railway [BCER] in Victoria for 33 years.
King was an ardent mountaineer, pioneering many routes in the Vancouver/Coast Mountains area. As a law student, he was one of the founding fathers of BC Mountaineering Club [BCMC] and held the initial post of editor. King was later made an honorary life member of the BCMC and for many years was associated with the Rowing and Boxing Clubs in Vancouver. King gained media attention as part of the first ascent of the West Lion (1654 m), on August 11, 1903. In 1907, King was the leader of the first party to reach the summit of Mount Garibaldi. Atwell Peak on Mt. Garabaldi is named after him. He died at Victoria November 4,1947.