John Travers Wood

Infobox_Congressman
name=John Travers Wood


state=Idaho
district=1st
term_start = January 3, 1951
term_end = January 3, 1953
preceded=Compton I. White, Sr.
succeeded=Gracie Pfost
date of birth=November 25, 1878
place of birth=Wakefield, England
dead = dead
date of death=death date and age|1954|11|2|1878|11|25
place of death=Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
residence=Coeur d'Alene
profession=Physician
religion=
party=Republican|

John Travers Wood (November 25, 1878-November 2, 1954) was a politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, serving a single term in the House of Representatives as a Republican.

Biography

Wood was born in Wakefield, England and immigrated with his parents to the U.S. in 1889. They settled in Woodridge, North Dakota, and he was naturalized a citizen in 1901. After graduating public schools there, he taught school for six years; he then graduated from Detroit College of Medicine. He moved to Hannah, North Dakota and set up a practice there for one year, before moving to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

From 1910 to 1950, he worked as a surgeon for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. In addition, he served as mayor of Couer d'Alene during 1911 and 1912, and founded the town's hospital. During World War I, he served as a lieutenant in the medical corps of the U.S. Army.

In the 1950 election, Wood was elected as a Republican to the House. He served only a single term, losing in his bid for reelection to Gracie Pfost. He left the House on January 3, 1953, and died in 1954 in Coeur d'Alene.

External links

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000700 Entry in the Congressional Biographical Dictionary]