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Everett Irvine Wood (October 4, 1910 – March 20, 1983) was a farmer and political figure in
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
, Canada. He represented
Swift Current Swift Current is the fifth largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 6.8% between 2011 and 2016, ending up at ...
in the
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from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member. He was born on a farm near
Swift Current Swift Current is the fifth largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 6.8% between 2011 and 2016, ending up at ...
,
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
, the son of William B. Wood and Bertha Yeomans. He was educated there and at the Canadian Pentecostal Bible College in
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. Wood served on the council for the rural municipality of Saskatchewan Landing from 1947 to 1950 and was reeve from 1952 to 1956. He served as speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly in 1961. Wood was a member of the Saskatchewan cabinet, serving as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1961 to 1964, as Minister of Public Works from 1971 to 1972 and as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1971 to 1975. He retired from politics for health reasons in 1975. In 1955, he married Madelaine McLeod.


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* 1910 births 1983 deaths People from Swift Current Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub