Rev. James Woodsworth, D.D. (1843–1917) was, in the late 19th century, 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).
Woodsworth was born in Toronto and son of Harold Richard Woodsworth and ordained a Methodist minister in 1868.
He married E. Josephine Shaver in 1868 and was minister in various towns in Ontario before heading west :
- 1867-1869 Vespra
- 1871 Nottawasaga (Simcoe County)
- 1880 Chairman Bracebridge District
- 1882-1887 Portage la Prairie
- 1891 Superintendent of Methodist Missions in Manitoba and the North-West
Woodsworth died in 1917 in Winnipeg.
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