Ira W. Wood
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Ira Wells Wood was an American
Republican Party
politician who represented from 1904 to 1913.
Walsh was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
on June 19, 1856. He graduated from Princeton College in 1877. He studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in Trenton, New Jersey
. In Trenton, he was a member of the city board of education from 1894–1896, served in the city council from 1896–1900, and was president of the Board of Trade of Trenton from 1896–1900. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
in 1899 and 1900. He was commissioner for New Jersey to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
held in St. Louis, Missouri
in 1904, and was a delegate to the Interparliamentary Peace Union in Brussels
, Belgium
, in 1905.
Wood was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William M. Lanning
. He was reelected to the Fifty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 8, 1904, to March 3, 1913, but declined to be a candidate for reelection to the Sixty-third Congress.
After leaving Congress, he resided in Trenton until his death there on October 5, 1931. He was interred in Trenton's Mercer Cemetery.
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Republican Party (United States)
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politician who represented from 1904 to 1913.
Walsh was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
on June 19, 1856. He graduated from Princeton College in 1877. He studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
. In Trenton, he was a member of the city board of education from 1894–1896, served in the city council from 1896–1900, and was president of the Board of Trade of Trenton from 1896–1900. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
in 1899 and 1900. He was commissioner for New Jersey to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1904.- Background :...
held in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
in 1904, and was a delegate to the Interparliamentary Peace Union in Brussels
Brussels
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, Belgium
Belgium
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, in 1905.
Wood was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William M. Lanning
William M. Lanning
William Mershon Lanning was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1904.-Biography:...
. He was reelected to the Fifty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 8, 1904, to March 3, 1913, but declined to be a candidate for reelection to the Sixty-third Congress.
After leaving Congress, he resided in Trenton until his death there on October 5, 1931. He was interred in Trenton's Mercer Cemetery.
External links
- Ira Wells Wood at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...