Edmund Burke Wood
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Edmond Burke Wood | |
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Member of Parliament for Durham West | |
In office 1873–1874 | |
Preceded by | Edward Blake |
Succeeded by | Harvey William Burk |
Member of Parliament for Brant South | |
In office 1867–1872 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Succeeded by | William Paterson |
Ontario MPP | |
In office 1867–1873 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Succeeded by | Arthur Sturgis Hardy |
Constituency | Brant South |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort Erie, Ontario | February 13, 1820
Died | October 7, 1882 Winnipeg, Manitoba | (aged 62)
Political party | Conservative provincially and Liberal federally |
Spouse | Jane Augusta Marter (m. 1855) |
Children | 6 |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Edmund Burke Wood (February 13, 1820 – October 7, 1882) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Brant South, and served as the first provincial treasurer of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 under Premier John Sandfield Macdonald. He also served as a federal Member of Parliament representing the electoral districts of Brant South and Durham West from 1867–1874 under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.
He later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Manitoba from 1874 to 1882. He died as Chief Justice in 1882.
External links
- "Edmund Burke Wood". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Edmund Burke Wood – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
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- 1820 births
- 1882 deaths
- Finance ministers of Ontario
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
- Judges in Manitoba
- People from Fort Erie, Ontario
- Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario MP stubs
- Progressive Conservative Party, Ontario MPP stubs