North-West Mounted Police (now RCMP) officers including Zachary Taylor Wood second from left,[4]Yukon, 1900, wearing the famous scarlet uniform that includes a flat brimmed Stetson hat.Royal Military College memorial
Stuart Taylor Wood was born in Napanee on October 17, 1889, son of Z.T. and Frances Wood. S.T. Wood was the Commissioner of the RCMP for thirteen years. He was a CMG (Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George).
Legacy
Mount Wood in the Yukon was named in honour of Zachary Taylor Wood in 1998, in honour of the 125th anniversary of the RCMP.[3] According to Place Names of Canada, Mt. Wood was named in 1900 by the surveyor James J. McArthur (1856–1925) to honour Zachary Taylor Wood.[6]