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Rev. James Woodsworth, D.D. was, in the late 1800s, Superintendent of Methodist Missions in the North-West of Canada, which then included all four of today's western provences. He fathered James Shaver Woodsworth, who was the first leader of the CCF (which became the NDP).
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- Thirty Years in the Canadian North-West James Woodsworth (1917) McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, Limited, Toronto, Ontario
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Federal NDP Leaders : J. S. Woodsworth - Biographical sketch of Woodsworth who led the CCF which preceded the NDP. From the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation.
Historic Authors: James Shaver Woodsworth (1874-1942) - Brief biographical sketch.
J.S Woodsworth - Article on the Canadian social reformer and politician.
James Shaver Woodsworth - Essay on the first leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.
James Shaver Woodsworth: The Early Years - Biographical article by Joanna Sanders.
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The Woodsworth Initiative - Political pressure from opposition parties, led by J.S. Woodsworth, led to the creation of the Old Age Pension in 1927.Online version of the Heritage Minute from Historica. Includes Quicktime movie.
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Woodsworth, James Shaver (1874-1942) - Biographical article about the Methodist minister, social worker and politician from the Canadian Encyclopedia.
Meta Description: [ Woodsworth, James Shaver, Methodist minister, social worker, politician (b at Etobicoke, Ont 29 July 1874; d at Vancouver 21 Mar 1942). First leader of the CO-OPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH FEDERATION (CCF), he was the best known of ]
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