| Joseph E. Woodworth | |
| Representative for Brandon in Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| Term Start: | 1883 |
| Term End: | 1886 |
| Birth Date: | 1837 |
| Birth Place: | Kings County, Nova Scotia |
| Death Date: | 1889 |
| Death Place: | Georgia, USA |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Profession: | merchant |
Joseph E. Woodworth (1837-1889) was a ship builder, merchant, and member of the Woodworth political family.
Joseph was born in 1837 in Nova Scotia, the son of Benjamin B. Woodworth, a Justice of the Peace and important business figure in Kings County. He was the brother of Douglas Benjamin Woodworth.[1]
He was educated in Kings County, and began a career as a shipbuilder, constructing the largest vessels in the county at that time. Woodworth eventually moved west, becoming a pioneer of Manitoba after settling in Brandon.[2] There he began a career as a merchant and real-estate broker.[3]
In 1883, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing Brandon in the 5th Legislature.[4] He won that election with 57% of the vote.[5]
Joseph married Nancy Cox, daughter of Joseph Cox and Mary Bigelow, and had two children:[6]
The rural municipality of Woodworth is named after Joseph.