Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 2004, Calgary, Alberta

Family/Spouse: Mr. COOKE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

“It was his application of aviation expertise, despite adversity, that was in great measure responsible for making Air Canada’s safety record the envy of world airlines.”
 James Rood began his aviation career with the RCAF in 1914 and later earned his wings as Pilot Officer in the RCAF Reserve. He later entered the commercial aviation field as a flying instructor and barnstormer in Nova Scotia, where he also earned his engineer’s license. In 1937, he joined Trans-Canada Air Lines where he pioneered routes between the Rocky Mountains, Lethbridge, Alberta and Vancouver, B.C.. Later in his career, Rood rejoined the RCAF at the outbreak of WWII and was asked to develop the Canadian Government Trans-Atlantic Air Service, designed to speed high-ranking government officials and secret cargo between Canada and the United Kingdom. He was named chief pilot of this service until the war’s end when the service was taken over by TCA. (Source: Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame)

James married Tod. Tod died before 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judson married Lottie Dewolf CHUTE on 27 Jun 1906 in Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia. Lottie (daughter of Joseph Fanshaw CHUTE and Miriam Louise COGSWELL) was born on 15 Jan 1882 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; died in 1967 in Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Miriam Louise COGSWELL in Nov 1871 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia. Miriam was born on 6 Dec 1851 in Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 18 Oct 1901 in Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]