William Robertson Wood (1874-?)

Cleric, MLA (1916-1920).

Born on 6 July 1874, at Veira, Orkney, Scotland, son of William Wood and Margaret Robertson. He came to Canada in 1887, and was educated at the Port Elgin (Ontario) High School and Knox College (Toronto), graduating from the latter in 1904. On 22 June 1904, he married Margaret W. Workman, daughter of Andrew Workman, of Rothsay, Ontario. They had one daughter: Rhoda Wood, born 4 December 1906. He served as a Presbyterian minister at Dunbarton, Ontario from 1904 to 1908, at Claremont, Ontario from 1908 to 1913, and at Franklin, Manitoba from 1903 to 1916. Presbyterian. He opposed J. H. Howden in the Beautiful Plains constituency in 1914, and was defeated by 32 votes. He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature at the 1915 general election. Liberal. Address: Neepawa, Manitoba.

Source:

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1917.

Profile revised: 31 January 2010

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