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WOODS, Robert Stuart, Canadian jurist, born in Sandwich, Ontario, in 1819. His grandfather, a Scotch merchant, emigrated to Canada. Robert was educated at Sandwich, took an active part in the rebellion of 1837, followed Sir Allan N. MacNab through the campaign, and was engaged in the affair of the "Caroline." He subsequently studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1842, became a queen's counsel in 1872, and continued the practice of his profession till he was appointed junior judge of Kent county in 1885. He was largely instrumental in securing the construction of the Great Western railway, was an unsuccessful candidate for parliament in 1854, and is revising-officer of the electoral district of Kent. He is an active advocate of the temperance reform.
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