Donald Paul Wood (March 22, 1933 – July 7, 2015) was a

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politician and a businessman and farmer. He was elected to the

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as a Member of the Liberal Party in a 1977 by-election, after the resignation of

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Angus MacLean John Angus MacLean (May 15, 1914 – February 15, 2000) was a politician and farmer in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was an alumnus of both Mount Allison University and the University of British Columbia with degrees in science. MacLe ...

on October 20, 1976. During this time, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the

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. He lost the 1979 election to Melbourne Gass. He lost the 1968 election to the Hon. Angus MacLean. He also sat as a member of various

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including

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, Fisheries and Forestry and

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. Wood died on July 7, 2015.

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* 1933 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Charlottetown Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub