Joseph Northwood (January 11, 1809 – October 29, 1886) was an Irish-born manufacturer, merchant and political figure in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, Canada. He sat for Lambton division in the

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from 1880 to 1886. He was born in

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, and came to Canada in 1832, settling in

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. His grandfather John Northwood is said to have caught General James Wolfe in his arms when Wolfe was fatally wounded. Northwood ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the legislative Assembly for the Province of Canada in 1864. He married Ann Wilson. Northwood served as a member of the council for the town of Chatham. He died in office in Chatham at the age of 77.

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Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Canadian senators from Ontario 1809 births 1886 deaths {{Ontario-politician-stub