Edmund Burke Wood

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Not to be confused with Canadian clergyman Edmund Wood [link]

Edmund Burke Wood (13 February 1820 in Fort Erie, Ontario – 7 October 1882 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) 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

• [Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online]
• [Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
• [Mister Justice Edmund Burke Wood]

Preceded by: None - new post or see Treasurer of the United Provinces of Canada

Provincial Treasurer of Ontario 1867-1871

Succeeded by: Adam Crooks

 

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