1874 - 1942
J. S. Woodsworth Canadian Activist
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| First Name |
J.
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| Middle Name |
S.
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| Last Name |
Woodsworth
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| Birthday |
29th July, 1874
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| Birthplace |
Etobicoke, Ontario
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| Died |
21st March, 1942
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| Place of Death |
Vancouver, British Columbia
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation Text |
Author, lecturer, minister, secretary, social activist, teacher
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| Occupation |
Activist
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James Shaver Woodsworth (July 29, 1874 – March 21, 1942) was a pioneer in the Canadian social democratic movement. While studying at Oxford, he became interested in social welfare, and upon his return to Canada as a minister of the Methodist church he preached the Social Gospel to the poor and the working classes of Manitoba. As the superintendent of the All People's Mission in Winnipeg and the secretary of the Canadian Welfare League he focused on investigating social conditions, worked with immigrants and campaigned for social welfare.
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