List of United States Political Families (W) - The Woods

The Woods

  • Fernando Wood (1812–1881), U.S. Representative from New York 1841-1843 1863-1865 1867-1881, Mayor of New York City 1855-1858 1860-1862. Brother of Benjamin Wood.
  • Benjamin Wood (1820–1900), U.S. Representative from New York 1861-1865 1881-1883, New York State Senator 1866-1867. Brother of Fernando Wood.

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Famous quotes containing the word woods:

    “In the woods of Powhatan,
    Still ‘tis told by Indian fires
    How a daughter of their sires
    Saved a captive Englishman.”
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    Curls from the monstrous chimney. . . .”
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