About Edmund Burke Wood
Lived 1820 – 1882 (aged 62). Edmund Burke Wood was a Canadian politician, judge, lawyer and teacher.
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.
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Who was Edmund Burke Wood?
Canadian politician
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Edmund Burke Wood was born on 13 February 1820 in Fort Erie.
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Edmund Burke Wood died on 7 October 1882 in Winnipeg.
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Edmund Burke Wood was a politician, judge, lawyer and teacher.
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