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Woods, Mervyn J.
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1909-1995
Historique
Mervyn Woods was born in Regina in 1909 and received his early education in Regina, Kincaid, and Moose Jaw. He attended Teachers College, graduating in 1929; and graduated from the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan in 1937. During World War II he served with the Royal Canadian Navy, becoming a Lieutenant Commander and winning the Order of the British Empire. Woods started practicing law in 1945 and in 1946, joined the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan. He earned a Master of Laws degree from New York University in 1959. In 1961 he was appointed to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.