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J. S. Woodsworth

Founder of the CCF · 1874-1942

A Methodist minister who was arrested in the Winnipeg strike and died opposing a war alone.

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Life story

1. July 29, 1874 · Etobicoke, Ontario
   Born at Etobicoke
2. 1907 · Winnipeg
   Ran All People's Mission among immigrants in Winnipeg's North End
3. June 1919 · Winnipeg
   Arrested for seditious libel during the general strike; charges dropped
4. 1921 · Winnipeg
   Elected MP for Winnipeg North Centre
5. 1926 · Ottawa
   Traded support to King for Canada's first old age pension
6. August 1932 · Calgary
   Founded the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, ancestor of the NDP
7. September 9, 1939 · Ottawa
   Cast the only vote in Parliament against declaring war

In the timeline

• 1919 — The Winnipeg General Strike

Sources

• Wikipedia article: J. S. Woodsworth
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia