John J. Wood
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| John Jacob Wood | |
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| Born | February 16, 1784 Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New City, Rockland County, New York |
| Title | U.S. Representative from New York's 2nd District |
| Term | 20th United States Congress (1827–1829) |
| Predecessor | Joshua Sands |
| Successor | Jacob Crocheron |
| Political party | Jacksonian Democrat |
John Jacob Wood (February 16, 1784 – May 20, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from New York.[1]
Born in Clarkstown, New York, Wood was its first town clerk, serving from 1809-1812.[2] He served as inspector of schools in 1815, 1823 from 1829 to 1831, and from 1835 to 1836.[1]
Wood was elected to the 20th Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829)[1] as a Jacksonian. He returned to Rockland County after one term, where he served again as inspector of schools 1829-1831 and 1835 to 1837.[1] He was Surrogate of Rockland County in 1837.[3]
He served as Rockland County delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1846.[4]
Wood died in New City, New York on May 20, 1874, and was interred in Old Wood Burying Ground.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 John J. Wood at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2013-12-18
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd congressional district 1827–1829 |
Succeeded by Jacob Crocheron |
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- 1784 births
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
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- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Clarkstown, New York
- People from New City, New York
- 19th-century American politicians
