Walter A. Wood

Walter A. Wood

Walter Abbott Wood (October 23, 1815 - January 15, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Mason, New Hampshire, Wood moved to New York in 1816 with his parents, who settled in Rensselaerville.He attended the common schools.He moved to Hoosick Falls in 1835.He became an inventor and manufacturer of reapers, mowers, and binders.

Wood was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883).He was not a candidate for renomination.He returned to Hoosick Falls, New York, and resumed his former pursuits.He died in Hoosick Falls, New York, January 15, 1892.He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery.

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