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James B. (Blain) Woodyatt was born on July 2, 1886, in Brantford, Ontario.
In 1907, he graduated from McGill University. He was an electrical engineer, President and General Manager of Southern Canada Power Company Ltd., Vice-President of the Power Corporation of Canada, and its Chairman of the Board from 1956 until his retirement in 1962.
J.B. Woodyatt Scholarship was established at McGill University for students who have completed a minimum of one year in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
In 1911, he married Mary Davidson. He died on February 11, 1979, in Quebec, Canada.