- Reuben Wood
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name =Reuben Wood
order =21st
office =Governor of Ohio
term_start =December 12 ,1850
term_end =July 13 ,1853
lieutenant =William Medill (1852-1853)
predecessor =Seabury Ford
successor =William Medill
birth_date =1792 or 1793
birth_place =Rutland County, Vermont
death_date =October 1 ,1864
death_place =Cleveland, Ohio
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party =Democratic
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footnotes =Reuben Wood (1792 or 1793ndash
October 1 ,1864 ) was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state ofOhio . He served as the 21st Governor of Ohio.Wood was born near Middletown, Rutland County,
Vermont . While living with an uncle inCanada , he was conscripted into the Canadian Army at the outset of theWar of 1812 , but escaped acrossLake Ontario and briefly served in theU.S. Army . He moved toCleveland, Ohio ndash then a tiny village of 600 residentsndash in 1816 with his wife and infant daughter. He reputedly arrived with only $1.25 left to his name to work as a lawyer. He served in theOhio State Senate from 1825to 1830. He was elected in 1832 to theOhio Supreme Court , and served two seven-year terms from 1833 to 1847. He was defeated in a bid for a third term by a Whig candidate. He took office in late 1850 as Governor. His first term was cut short by the implementation of a new state constitution, and he was re-elected in late 1851, re-inaugurated in early 1852. He resigned onJuly 13 ,1853 to take a position as the American consul inValparaíso ,Chile . He remained there until 1855, when he retired to Cleveland.
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