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Alexander Wood (merchant)
Alexander Wood (January 1772 – September 11, 1844) was a Scottish merchant and magistrate in Upper Canada who was the centre of a sex scandal in 1810.〔(Alexander Wood ) at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.〕
==Early life and career==
Wood was born at Fetteresso near Stonehaven, Scotland, and he moved to Upper Canada in 1793,〔 settling in the town of York (now Toronto) four years later. His original home was located on King Street, between Bay and York Streets, in the heart of what is now Toronto's Financial District.〔"Introducing a buddy in even badder times". ''Toronto Star'', October 20, 1994.〕 Going into business with William Allan, he established himself as one of the city's leading merchants, was gazetted lieutenant in the York militia in 1798, and was appointed a city magistrate in 1800.〔 In 1801, Wood opened his own store providing quality goods imported from London and Glasgow.〔 The first sidewalk of Toronto was laid on the northwest corner of his King and Frederick shop.
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