John J. Wood
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John Jacob Wood was a U.S. Representative
from New York
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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 (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829).
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.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
, 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
20th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829).
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
New City, New York
New City is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The hamlet is a suburb of New York City, located 18 miles north of the city at the closest point, Riverdale, The Bronx...
, May 20, 1874.
He was interred in Old Wood Burying Ground.