Charles Alexander Sheldon, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Alexander Sheldon
conservationist
Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1867
Date of Death: 21-Sep-1928
Profession: conservationist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Charles Alexander Sheldon
- Charles Alexander Sheldon (17 October 1867 – 21 September 1928) was an American conservationist and the "Father of Denali National Park".
- He had a special interest in the bighorn sheep and spent time hunting with the Seri Indians in Sonora, Mexico, who knew him as "Maricaana Caamla" (American hunter).
- Another favorite haunt was the lakes and rivers which later became Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia where Sheldon built a cabin at Beaverskin Lake.In December 1905, Sheldon was elected member of the Boone and Crockett Club, a wildlife conservation organization founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887.
- The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Nevada is named in Sheldon's honor.
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