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

Biography

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

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

Career

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

References

1. ^ Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999 (PDF). Madison: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 1999. p. 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
2. ^ History of Walworth County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1882. p. 807. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
3. 'Wisconsin Items,' Death of Lewis N. Wood, Wisconsin State Journal,' March 14, 1868, pg/ 1

External links

• Lewis N. Wood at Find a Grave

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