John J. Wood

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John Jacob Wood (born February 16, 1784 in Clarkstown (now New City ), New York , † May 20, 1874 there ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Jacob Wood was from 1809 to 1812 as a town clerk ( town clerk working) in Clarkstown. He then went to work as a school inspector in 1815 and 1823. Politically, he belonged to the Jacksonian faction. In the 1826 congressional election , Wood was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of New York , where he succeeded Joshua Sands on March 4, 1827 . Since he refused to run again in 1828, he left the Congress after March 3, 1829 . He then went back to work as a school inspector between 1829 and 1831 and 1835 and 1837. In 1837 he served as a guardianship and probate judge ( surrogate ) of Rockland County . His last political appearance was in 1846 as a delegate to the New York Constituent Assembly . He died in New City on May 20, 1874 and was buried in the Old Wood Burying Ground .

Web links

  • John J. Wood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wood, John J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wood, John Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1784
PLACE OF BIRTH Clarkstown, now New City , New York
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1874
Place of death New City, New York