| 词条 | Joseph E. Woodworth |
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|name=Joseph E. Woodworth |image= |imagesize=150px |caption=Coat of Arms of Manitoba |order= |title=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 |spouse= |children= |party=Conservative |alma_mater |profession=merchant }} Joseph E. Woodworth (1837-1889) was a ship builder, merchant, and member of the Woodworth political family. LifeJoseph 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, as well as a United Empire Loyalist. 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.[1] 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] Marriage and childrenJoseph married Nancy Cox, daughter of Joseph Cox and Mary Bigelow, and had two children:[6]
NamesakeThe rural municipality of Woodworth is named after Joseph.[2] References1. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=s6gOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA879&dq=benjamin+baxter+woodworth#v=onepage&q=benjamin%20baxter%20woodworth&f=false "Family Sketches"], History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, p. 879, Retrieved 9 oct 2009. {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodworth, Joseph E.}}2. ^1 "Joseph Edward Woodworth", Manitoba Historical Society, Retrieved 9 oct 2009. 3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9UNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA310&dq=joseph+edward+woodworth,+manitoba&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=joseph%20edward%20woodworth%2C%20manitoba&f=false "Manitoba"], Canadian Parliament companion, p. 311, Retrieved 9 oct 2009. 4. ^"Members of the Fifth...", The Manitoba Historical Society, Retrieved 9 oct 2009. 5. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=5SItAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA427&dq=joseph+e.+woodworth,+manitoba#v=onepage&q=joseph%20e.%20woodworth%2C%20manitoba&f=false "Manitoba"], The Dominion Annual Register and review, p. 427, Retrieved 9 oct 2009. 6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=PTNGAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA81&dq=joseph+edward+woodworth,+children&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false "The Cox Family in America"], p. 81, Retrieved 9 oct 2009. 4 : 1837 births|1889 deaths|Canadian shipbuilders|Woodworth political family |
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