Sir
James Woods
Born 1855 Died April 25, 1941(1941-04-25) (aged 85–86) Nationality Canadian Spouse Euphemia Douglas[ 1] (married June 8, 1880)[ 2] Children two sons, two daughters living at the time of his death[ 1]
Sir James Woods KBE (1855 – April 25, 1941) was a Canadian industrialist and philanthropist who was knighted in 1915 for wartime industrial work and named
knight commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1917 for his work as a member of the British War Commission in New York.[ 1] [ 3]
In 1928, he was vice-president of Imperial Bank of Canada .[ 4] [ 5]
He was president of York Knitting Mills Ltd. and of Gordon Mackay and Company Ltd. , a wholesale dry goods company. Archives of Gordon Mackay are held by Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.
In 1930, he proposed a merger of knitting mill companies including Zimmerknit and Gordon Mackay.[ 6] [ 7]
^ a b c "Sir James Woods dies at age of 85" . The Gazette . Montreal. April 26, 1941. Retrieved July 1, 2014 .
^ "Marriage Records for Euphemia Douglas and James Woods" . Ancestry.ca. Retrieved July 1, 2014 .
^ "Sir James Woods dies, Canadian industrialist" . Freeport Journal Standard . Freeport, Illinois. April 25, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved July 1, 2014 .
^ "A successful banking year" . The Gazette . Montreal. November 30, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 1 July 2014 .
^ "Overview of the current economy by officers of the Bank including Sir James Woods" . Daily Sentinel-Review . December 2, 1930. pp. 8, column 1. Retrieved July 1, 2014 .
^ "Proposal for reorganization of Zimmerknit" . Daily Sentinel-Review . November 24, 1930. pp. 1, column 5. Retrieved July 1, 2014 .
^ "Big merger of knitting mills given approval" . Daily Sentinel-Review . December 18, 1930. pp. 1, column 6. Retrieved July 1, 2014 .