Jean Woods
Jean Joseph Emond Woods (1850 – 1928) was a physician and politician in Quebec who served as mayor of Aylmer from 1898 to 1900.[1]
Early life[]
The son of John Robert Woods and Zoé Desautels, he studied medicine at McGill University, graduating in 1875.
Personal life[]
Woods married Corrine Bourgeois in 1883. In the same year, he built a house on the main street in Aylmer that also served as his office.
Public office[]
In 1885, he was named a public vaccinator and the medical officer by the Aylmer Board of Health. In 1918, he was named inspector of prisons and asylums for Quebec, at which point, he moved to Lachine.
Death[]
He died in Lachine in 1928.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "John-Joseph-Edmond Woods". Répertoire des élus municipaux de l’Outaouais de 1845 à 1975 (in French). Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
Categories:
- 1850 births
- 1928 deaths
- Mayors of places in Quebec
- Quebec mayor stubs