| |  Wood, Velma
See Laura
Velma Wood |
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Wood, Vernon M. —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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| |
Wood, W. B. —
of Florida.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, Mrs. W. B. —
of Rosendale, Andrew
County, Mo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wood, W. E. —
of Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1916,
1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wood, W. Hoffman —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wood, W. L. —
of Bristoe, Ellis
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 37th District, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, W. L. —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, W. P. —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Wood, W. S. —
of Nevada.
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, Walker —
of Mississippi.
Secretary
of state of Mississippi, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, Walter A., Jr. —
of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, Walter Abbott
(1815-1892) —
also known as Walter A. Wood —
of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in New Hampshire, 1815.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1879-83.
Died in 1892
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
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Wood, Walter C. —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Canaan; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, Walter F. —
of Colome, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1941-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, Walter H. —
of Cairo, Alexander
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908
(alternate), 1912,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
mayor
of Cairo, Ill., 1925.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Wood, Ward
See James
Ward Wood |
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Wood, Will C.
(c.1881-1939) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Elmira, Solano
County, Calif., about 1881.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-27; resigned 1927;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif., May 15,
1939 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
|
| | Wood, Will
R. See William Robert
Wood |
| |
Wood, William —
of Steuben
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, William C. —
of Nevada
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly, 1857-58, 1861-62 (16th District 1857-58, 10th
District 1861-62).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, William C. —
of Geneva, Kane
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Geneva, Ill., 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, William D.
(1858-1917) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born December
1, 1858.
Lawyer;
real
estate developer; King
County Probate Judge, 1884; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1896-97; appointed 1896; went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush.
Died, from an intestinal
ailment, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March 23,
1917 (age 58 years, 112
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Wood, William D. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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| |
Wood, William H. —
of Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County 1st District, 1854.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wood, William H. S. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wood, William M. —
of Long Prairie, Todd
County, Minn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, William P. —
of Gratiot
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
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| |
Wood, William Penn (b.
1843) —
also known as William P. Wood —
of Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., May 2,
1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-07; North
Carolina state auditor, 1911-21.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, William Ransom
(1907-2001) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born near Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., February
3, 1907.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; president,
University of Alaska, 1960-73; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1978-80.
Episcopalian.
Died, at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital,
Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, February
25, 2001 (age 94 years, 22
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wood, William Robert
(1861-1933) —
also known as William R. Wood; Will R.
Wood —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Oxford, Benton
County, Ind., January
5, 1861.
Son of Robert Wood and Matilda (Hickman) Wood.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of J.
Frank Hanly; director and attorney, City National Bank;
director, Lafayette Telephone
Co.; Tippecanoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1890-94; member of Indiana
state senate, 1896-1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1915-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
|
| |
Wood, William S. —
Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wood, William W. III —
of Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wood, Williston P. —
Democrat. Candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 48th District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wood, Winona —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii Territory, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Wood, Mrs. Wyatt —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Wood, Yvonne —
of Tennessee.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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