Ernest E. Wood

Ernest Edward Wood (born August 24, 1875 in Chico , California , † January 10, 1952 in Los Angeles , California) was an American politician . In 1905 and 1906 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ernest Wood attended his homeland public schools including Stockton High School , which he graduated from in 1892. He then studied for two years at the US Military Academy in West Point . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1898, he began to work in this profession in St. Louis .

Politically, Wood was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1904 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded James Joseph Butler on March 4, 1905 . The losing candidate Harry Marcy Coudrey appealed against the outcome of the election. When this was granted, Wood had to cede his mandate on June 23, 1906 to Coudrey. After leaving the US House of Representatives, Wood moved to Los Angeles, where he practiced as a lawyer. He died there on January 10, 1952.

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SURNAME	Wood, Ernest E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wood, Ernest Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 24, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chico , California
DATE OF DEATH	January 10, 1952
Place of death	Los Angeles , California