William Robert Wood | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | John B. Peterson |
| Succeeded by | Finly H. Gray |
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| Born | (1861-01-05)January 5, 1861 Oxford, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1933(1933-03-07) (aged 72) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
William Robert Wood (January 5, 1861 – March 7, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1915 to 1933.
Born inOxford, Indiana, Wood attended the public schools of Oxford. Then he went on to college and eventually graduated from thelaw department of the University of Michigan in 1882. He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Lafayette in Tippecanoe County. He served as prosecuting attorney of Tippecanoe County 1890–1894.
Wood served as a member of theIndiana Senate 1896–1914, as well as president pro tempore 1899–1907. He served as Republican floor leader of the state Senate for four sessions.
Wood was a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in1912,1916,1920, and1924. He served as chairman of theRepublican National Congressional Committee from 1920 to 1933.
Wood was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-fourth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933). He served as chairman of the Committee on Appropriations (Seventy-first Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to theSeventy-third Congress.
Wood died while on a visit inNew York City on March 7, 1933. He is interred in Spring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Indiana.
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