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Henry Wise Wood, prairie farm leader

Henry Wise Wood, about 1920 (A.L. Hess). Henry Wise Wood · Hess, A.L. · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Henry Wise Wood, born in Missouri, settled in the Carstairs district of Alberta in 1905. He was president of the United Farmers of Alberta from 1916 to 1931, a founder of the prairie wheat pools and first chairman of the Alberta Wheat Pool (1923–37). An advocate of economic group government, he shaped agrarian political thought and helped the United Farmers win and hold power in Alberta from 1921 to 1935.

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Wood as described in his designation.

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Henry Wise Wood National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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