John Travers Wood

John Travers Wood (born November 25, 1878 in Wakefield , England , † November 2, 1954 in Coeur d'Alene , Idaho ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1953 he represented the first constituency of the state of Idaho in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and advancement

In 1889 John Wood came with his parents to the United States, where the family in Woodbridge ( North Dakota settled). John attended the public schools in his new home and was granted American citizenship in 1901. He taught for six years and studied medicine at Detroit College until 1904 . After his medical license, he practiced in Hannah , North Dakota. After moving to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, he also worked there as a doctor. Between 1910 and 1950 he was employed as a doctor with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad . Between 1910 and 1912 he was also mayor of Coeur d'Alene. In this place he had already founded a hospital in 1908. During the First World War he was a lieutenant in the medical corps of the US Armed Forces.

Political career

John Wood became a member of the Republican Party . In 1950 he was elected as his party's candidate for the US House of Representatives. There he represented as the successor to Compton I. White between January 3, 1951 and January 3, 1953 the first constituency of Idaho. In the congressional elections of 1952 he was defeated by Gracie Pfost of the Democratic Party . After that, John Wood worked as a doctor again. He died in November 1954.

Web links

• John Travers Wood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Travers Wood in the database of Find a Grave (English)