George_Ernest_Wood

George Wood
George Wood
Member of Parliament; for Brant
	In office; October 1935 – June 1945
Preceded by	Franklin Smoke
Succeeded by	John A. Charlton
Personal details
Born	George Ernest Wood; 6 October 1888; Onondaga, Ontario
Died	1 August 1966 (aged 77)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Myrtle Irene Shaver; m. 3 June 1914
Profession	farmer

George Wood (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician

George Ernest Wood (6 October 1888 – 1 August 1966) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Onondaga, Ontario and became a farmer by career.

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Brant, Preceded by ...

Wood attended secondary school number 4 in Onondaga. He became a regional councillor for Brant County, Ontario and also served in township and school councils.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Brant riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940. Wood was defeated by John A. Charlton of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1945 election.

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[CPG-1] [1]
Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

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v t e 1945 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John Alpheus Charlton	5,005	45.3	-3.9
	Liberal	George Ernest Wood	4,800	43.5	-7.3
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Charles William Ward	1,235	11.2
Total valid votes			11,040	100.0

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Wood	4,657	50.8	+6.3
	National Government	Syl Apps	4,519	49.2	+12.1
Total valid votes			9,176	100.0

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Ernest Wood	4,294	44.5	-1.7
	Conservative	Franklin Smoke	3,587	37.2	-16.7
	Reconstruction	Cuthbert Mainwaring Burt	1,277	13.2
	Co-operative Commonwealth	William James Anderson	494	5.1
Total valid votes			9,652	100.0

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George Wood (Canadian politician)

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George Wood

Member of Parliament for Brant
In office October 1935 – June 1945
Preceded by	Franklin Smoke
Succeeded by	John A. Charlton

Personal details
Born	George Ernest Wood (1888-10-06)6 October 1888 Onondaga, Ontario
Died	1 August 1966(1966-08-01) (aged 77)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Myrtle Irene Shaver m. 3 June 1914^[1]
Profession	farmer