Francis Woods

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Francis Woods (1819 – September 18, 1894) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1874 to 1882 as a Liberal member.

He was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, the son of Anthony Woods, and came to New Brunswick with his parents around 1829. In 1852, he married Jane Eliza Armstrong. Woods was president of the Gagetown and Petersville Railway.

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• The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1879, CH Mackintosh
• The Irish In Early New Brunswick, Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick