George T. Wood

George Tyler Wood (born March 12, 1795 in Cuthbert , Georgia , † September 3, 1858 near Point Black) was an American soldier, politician and 2nd Governor of Texas .

Wood was born in Georgia in 1795 and as early as 1814 led a company into the battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama during the Indian War . It was here that he met Sam Houston and Edward Burleson for the first time . After the war he worked as a merchant in his Cuthbert shop and was a member of the Georgia government from 1837 to 1838. On September 18, 1837, he married the widow and mother of three children Martha Evans Gindrat with whom he fathered another child before the family moved to Texas.

In 1839 the whole family moved to Texas with their slaves and settled near Point Black on the Trinity River in what is now San Jacinto County . Here he ran a plantation and ran his own business. From 1841 he represented the neighboring Liberty County in the Texas government. In 1846 he became chairman of the democratic society and in 1848 began to study law. During the Mexican-American War he led a company of volunteers as a colonel, which he also led in the battle of Monterrey .

On December 21, 1847, he succeeded James Pinckney Henderson , who gave up his office early to fight in the war, the office of governor of Texas and remained in office until December 21, 1849. He was succeeded by Peter Hansborough Bell . After that he continued to run his plantation. In 1858 he began building a large house for the family but died before he could finish it. One can only speculate about the "T" for his middle name, as there are documents with the name Thomas and also the name Tyler .

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SURNAME	Wood, George T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wood, George Tyler
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American soldier, politician, and 2nd Governor of Texas
DATE OF BIRTH	March 12, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cuthbert , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	September 3, 1858
Place of death	at Point Black