For other people named Edmund Wood, see Edmund Wood (disambiguation).

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.

Electoral history

Federal

1867 Canadian federal election: Brant South
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edmund Burke Wood 1,257
Unknown H. B. Leeming 1,090
Eligible voters 3,269
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]

Provincial

1871 Ontario general election: Brant South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Burke Wood 1,172 52.70 −1.68
Liberal Mr. Plewes 1,052 47.30 +1.68
Turnout 2,224 66.55 −4.90
Eligible voters 3,342
Conservative hold Swing −1.68
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
1867 Ontario general election: Brant South
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Edmund Burke Wood 1,268 54.37
Liberal H. Biggar 1,064 45.63
Total valid votes 2,332 71.45
Eligible voters 3,264
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Political offices
Preceded by Provincial Treasurer of Ontario
1867–1871 		Succeeded by


  1. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 161. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Burke_Wood
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