Gertrude Wood
Gertrude Wood | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Somers | |
| In office 1947–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Oliver C. Pease Julia A. Keeney[1] |
| Succeeded by | Mary Brennan Robert L. Keeney Jr.[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1897 Somersville, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 100) Somersville, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Gertrude Wood (1897 – January 27, 1998)[2] was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1947 to 1951 as one of two representatives from the town of Somers. Wood was a Republican. She served two terms, the first alongside Oliver C. Pease, and the second alongside Arthur Olmsted, both fellow Republicans. Wood was a deacon at the Congregational Church of Somers.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 "City/Town of Somers Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- 1 2 "Gertrude Wood, 100; Active In Community". Hartford Courant. Newspapers.com. January 28, 1998. p. 137. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Gertrude P. Wood". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1998 deaths
- Women state legislators in Connecticut
- American women centenarians
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 20th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly
- Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- People from Somers, Connecticut
- Connecticut politician stubs