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Ernest Jameson Wood (September 2, 1862 – after 1897) was an
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-born farmer and political figure in
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. He represented Cypress from 1888 to 1892 in the
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as a
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. He was born in
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, the son of Reverend Wood, the rector at Grindon. In 1889, he married Evelyn Louise Jones. Wood was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1892. Later that year, he was named an agent for the Manitoba government stationed in
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to promote immigration. After this appointment ended in 1897, he trained as a clergyman at
Lichfield Theological College Lichfield Theological College was founded in 1857 to train Anglican clergy to serve in the Church of England. It was located on the south side of the Cathedral Close in Lichfield, Staffordshire and closed in 1972. Notable staff * Cecil Cherrin ...
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1862 births People from Stoke-on-Trent Year of death missing Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Alumni of Lichfield Theological College English emigrants to Canada {{Manitoba-politician-stub