John J. Wood

Who was John J. Wood?

John Jacob Wood was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, Wood was Town clerk of Clarkstown from 1809-1812. He served as inspector of schools in 1815, 1823 from 1829 to 1831 from 1835 to 1836.

Wood was elected to the Twentieth Congress. He served as again inspector of schools 1829-1831 from 1835 to 1837. He was Surrogate of Rockland County in 1837. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1846. He died at New City, New York, May 20, 1874. He was interred in Old Wood Burying Ground.