Wood, Henry Wise National Historic Person
Calgary, Alberta
View of HSMBC plaque
(© Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, 1990)
Address :
20 Roundup Way South-East, Calgary, Alberta
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1962-11-26
Life Date:
1860 to 1941
Event, Person, Organization:
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United Farmers of Alberta
(Organization)
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Alberta Wheat Pool
(Organization)
Other Name(s):
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Wood, Henry Wise
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Major agrarian reformer, founder of Canada's Wheat Pools
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 20 Roundup Way South-East, Calgary, Alberta
A major prairie farm leader, Wood was born in Missouri and emigrated to the Carstairs district of Alberta in 1905. He was president of the United Farmers of Alberta, 1916-1931, a founder of the prairie wheat pools, and first chairman of the Alberta Wheat Pool, 1923 - 1937. An advocate of economic group government, he influenced the philosophy of agrarian politics and contributed to the electoral success of the United Farmers of Alberta which formed the provincial government of Alberta from 1921 to 1935. He died at Calgary.