J. S. Woodsworth
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J. S. Woodsworth 🇨🇦

James Shaver Woodsworth (Known as "Founder of the CCF")
Methodist Minister, Social Gospeller, Founder and First Leader of the CCF
Born Jul 29, 1874 🇨🇦 Etobicoke (Ontario), Canada
Passed Away Mar 21, 1942 Vancouver, Canada
Lifespan 67 years old
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Saintly social reformer and Methodist minister who championed immigrant workers in Winnipeg, founded the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932, and forced Canada's first old-age pensions.

Biographical Record

Woodsworth worked in the slums of Winnipeg's North End running All People's Mission, preaching the Social Gospel of practical compassion for impoverished factory workers and European immigrants. Arrested during the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, the charges were dropped and he was elected to Parliament in 1921.

Holding the balance of power in 1926, Woodsworth forced Prime Minister Mackenzie King to enact Canada's first Old Age Pensions Act. In 1932, he co-founded the CCF in Calgary, authoring the Regina Manifesto. A lifelong pacifist, he stood alone in Parliament in September 1939 to oppose Canada's entry into World War II.

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Mountain View Cemetery (Memorial in Vancouver)
Vancouver, Canada
GPS: 49.2333, -123.0833
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