Edmund Burke Wood Explained

Edmond Burke Wood
Riding1:Durham West
Parliament1:Canadian
Term Start1:1873
Term End1:1874
Predecessor1:Edward Blake
Successor1:Harvey William Burk
Riding2:Brant South
Parliament2:Canadian
Term Start2:1867
Term End2:1872
Predecessor2:Riding established
Successor2:William Paterson
Office3:Ontario MPP
Term Start3:1867
Term End3:1873
Predecessor3:Riding established
Successor3:Arthur Sturgis Hardy
Constituency3:Brant South
Party:Conservative provincially and Liberal federally
Birth Date:13 February 1820
Birth Place:Fort Erie, Ontario
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba
Occupation:Lawyer
Spouse:Jane Augusta Marter (m. 1855)
Children:6

Edmund Burke Wood (February 13, 1820  - October 7, 1882) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Brant South, and served as the first provincial treasurer of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 under Premier John Sandfield Macdonald. He also served as a federal Member of Parliament representing the electoral districts of Brant South and Durham West from 1867 - 1874 under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.

He later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Manitoba from 1874 to 1882. He died as Chief Justice in 1882.