Wood, George Winks, 1863-1941

George Winks Wood was born in 1863, in Montreal, Quebec.

He was educated in Montreal and, at the age of fifteen, he joined Hutchison and Steele firm as an assistant. In 1898, he joined forces with his father-in-law, Alexander Cowper Hutchison, and his brother-in-law William Burnet Hutchison to found Hutchison and Wood, which became one of the most important architectural firms of the early 20th century. From 1909 to 1919, John Melville Miller joined the group that became Hutchison, Wood, and Miller. He designed commercial, industrial, hotel, and office buildings. Among his achievements are the designs of the Guardian building, La Presse, Greenshields, Sovereign Bank, Duluth, Stanley Presbyterian Church, MacDonald College in Sainte-Anne de Bellevue, and the Windsor Hotel expansion. It was under his supervision that the first fireproof buildings in Canada were constructed.

He was a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and one of the oldest members of the Province of Quebec Association of Architects.

He married Helen Hutchison. He died on September 27, 1941, in Montreal, Quebec.