Researching Rick Woodford
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The name Rick means "Form of RICHARD. strong ruler" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Rick Woodford on Ancestry
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Some Famous People called Rick Woodford
Rick Woodford
Rick Woodford (1948–2006) was a former Newfoundland and Labrador MHA and cabinet minister.
Woodford served ten years as mayor of Cormack, also serving as a director for the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities. He had been MHA for Humber Valley for 18 years, and became minister of forest resources and agrifoods in the Liberal government of Roger Grimes. He sat as a Progressive Conservative from 1985 to 1996, until running as a Liberal in 1996. He underwent surgery for a brain tumour in 2001 and retired in 2003 due to the pain and side effects associated with follow-on treatments.
He died in April 2006 in a canoeing incident, along with his female companion. The bodies were found on April 16 in Birchy Lake, near Cormack.
Source: Rick Woodford, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Woodford
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