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James John "JJ" Trorey was born in Niagara, Ontario in 1858. He operated his own coffee and spice business in Ontario before moving to Vancouver around 1897 to join his brother George Trorey in his successful jewelry business. He worked as a customs broker for Henry Birks & Sons after the company bought out the Trorey Jewelry business. An avid mountain climber, no sooner had he arrived in Vancouver that Trorey accepted the challenge of Grouse Mountain and became a charter member of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club [BCMC]. In August 1907, Trorey joined Vancouver mountaineers A. Dalton, W. Dalton, A. King, T. Pattison, and G. Warren to ascent the summit of Mount Garibaldi. Mount Trorey in the middle of the Spearhead Range was named after J.J. Trorey. Also a member of the Alpine Club - Vancouver Chapter he continued to climb after his retirement from Birks in 1931. Trorey died on January 12, 1941 on his 83rd birthday.