John Wood (governor)

John Wood (governor)

Infobox Governor
name = John Wood


order = 12th
office = Governor of Illinois
term_start = March 21, 1860
term_end = January 14, 1861
lieutenant =
predecessor = William Henry Bissell
successor = Richard Yates
birth_date = birth date|1798|12|20|mf=y
birth_place = Moravia, New York
death_date = death date|1880|6|11|mf=y
death_place = Quincy, Illinois
party = Republican
spouse =
profession = Politician
religion =

John Wood (December 20 1798 – June 11 1880) was Governor of Illinois, serving from 1860 to 1861.

Wood was born in Moravia, New York. He served as a member of the Illinois state senate in 1850, and as Illinois lieutenant governor from 1857- 1860. He assumed the office of governor upon the death of governor William Bissell.

Wood died in Quincy, Illinois, aged 81, which he founded. His interment was at Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois.

John Wood Community College in Quincy was named after the former Governor.

External links

* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Illinois/_Texts/DRUOIH/Central_Illinois/14*.html John Wood House] in Quincy
* [http://www.sos.state.il.us/publications/illinois_bluebook/2005_2006/history_election_results/history.pdf Illinois 2005-2006 Blue Book]


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