Lewis N. Wood

Lewis Newton Wood was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Biography

Wood was born on January 12, 1799, in Cumberland County, New York.[2] He married Naomi Davis on October 21, 1821.[2] They had eight children.[2] In 1837, Wood graduated from Geneva Medical College.[2]

Wood moved to Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1839. In 1856, he relocated to Baraboo, Wisconsin, where he died on March 10, 1868.[3] He was a Baptist.

Career

Wood was a member of the Assembly in 1852.[1] He was Superintendent of Schools of Walworth, Wisconsin. He was a Whig.

References

  1. 1 2 Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999 (PDF). Madison: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 1999. p. 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 History of Walworth County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1882. p. 807. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ 'Wisconsin Items,' Death of Lewis N. Wood, Wisconsin State Journal,' March 14, 1868, pg/ 1
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