| description: | James Shaver Woodsworth, Born At Applewood Farm Near Toronto, On. July 29, 1874. Died In Vancouver, March 21, 1942. Son Of Rev. James Woodsworth And Esther Josephine Shaver. Educated For The Methodist Ministry At The University Of Manitoba (Ba 1896); Toronto (Bd 1900); And Oxford. In England He Visited City Missions And Slum Areas, Developed An Acute Social Conscience And Began To Question Some Of The Tenets Of His Church. He Returned To Canada And As A Student Pastor Centered The Home Mission Field. In 1907 He Was In Charge Of All Peoples' Mission In North Winnipeg. His Opposition To World War I And His Unorthodox Social Views Led To His Final Resignation From The Church In May Of 1919. He Was Editor Of The Strike Bulletin During The Winnipeg General Strike. He Won Winnipeg North Centre In Dec 1921 And Held It Until His Death. His Only Labour Colleagues Were William Irvine Of Calgary (Defeated In 1925) In His First Parliamentary Session And A.A. Heaps In His Second. He Provided The Vision And Leadership At The Founding Of The Ccf At Calgary In August 1932 And At The National Convention In Regina In 1933. In The 1935 General Election The Ccf Elected 7 Members And Woodsworth Became House Leader |