Everett Irvine Wood was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada. He represented Swift Current

Swift Current (provincial electoral district)

Swift Current is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southwestern Saskatchewan, it was created for the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908.The city of Swift Current Swift Current is a provincial electoral district for the...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

 from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...

 member.

He was born on a farm near Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Swift Current is a small city in southwest Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west from Moose Jaw, and east from Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 0.8% between 2001 and 2006 ending up at 14,946 residents. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Swift...

, the son of William B. Wood and Bertha Yeomans. He was educated there and at the Canadian Pentecostal Bible College in Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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. Wood served on the council for the rural municipality of Saskatchewan Landing

Saskatchewan Landing No. 167, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Landing No. 167 is a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada encompassing 797.52 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains it's office in Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan . The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of...

 from 1947 to 1950 and was reeve from 1952 to 1956. He served as speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the presiding officer of the Saskatchewan legislature.-Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan:*Thomas MacNutt 1906-1908*William Charles Sutherland 1908-1912...

in 1961. Wood was a member of the Saskatchewan cabinet, serving as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1961 to 1964, as Minister of Public Works from 1971 to 1972 and as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1971 to 1975. He retired from politics for health reasons in 1975.

In 1955, he married Madelaine McLeod.