Luke Jerome Woodrow (1921 – August 19, 2000) was a
Roman Catholic
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priest, realtor and politician in
Newfoundland
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. He represented
Bay of Islands
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in the
Newfoundland House of Assembly
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from 1975 to 1985.
The son of Richard Woodrow and Mary Rice, he was born in Northern Bay and was educated at
Laval University
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London, Ontario
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. Woodrow was ordained a Catholic priest in 1947. He served in parishes in
Corner Brook
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,
Harbour Breton
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and Benoit's Cove. He left the priesthood in 1969, going into business as a realtor. Woodrow married Bernice Boland.
From 1972 to 1975, he served on Corner Brook city council. Woodrow was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1975. He served as executive assistant to
Frank Moores
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and
Brian Peckford
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. In 1986, Woodrow was appointed to the board of directors for the Fishing Industry Advisory Board. He also served on the provincial executives for the
CNIB
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