Andrew Trew Wood
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Andrew Trew Wood (26 August 1826 – 21 January 1903) was a Canadian businessman and parliamentarian.
Born in Mountnorris, County Armagh, Ireland, the son of David Wood, a merchant, and Frances Bigham Trew, it is not certain when he emigrated to Canada.
A Liberal, he served three terms as a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. First elected in the Canadian federal elections of 1874, the election was later declared void. He was re-elected in an 1875 by-election and again in 1896 (he was defeated in 1878 and 1900). He represented the electoral district of Hamilton in the province of Ontario.
On 21 January 1901, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate upon the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He represented the senatorial division of Hamilton, Ontario, until his death.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Political biography from the Library of Parliament
| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Daniel Black Chisholm Henry Buckingham Witton |
Member of Parliament for Hamilton with Aemilius Irving 1874–1878 |
Succeeded by Francis Edwin Kilvert Thomas Robertson |
| Preceded by Alexander McKay Samuel Shobal Ryckman |
Member of Parliament for Hamilton with Thomas Henry MacPherson 1896–1900 |
Succeeded by Samuel Barker Francis Carmichael Bruce |
