Bradford Ripley Wood
United States Minister to Denmark
In office 1861–1865
Preceded by	James M. Buchanan
Succeeded by	Samuel J. Kirkwood
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's13th district
In office 1845–1847
Preceded by	Chesselden Ellis
Succeeded by	John I. Slingerland
Personal details
Born	(1800-09-03)September 3, 1800 Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	September 26, 1889(1889-09-26) (aged 89) Albany, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Albany Rural Cemetery, New York, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Republican

Bradford Ripley Wood (September 3, 1800 – September 26, 1889) was aU.S. representative from New York.

Born inWestport, Connecticut, Wood attended the common schools and in 1824 he graduated fromUnion College inSchenectady, New York. He was engaged in teaching delivering lectures ontemperance and other topics, and later studied law withRobert Lansing andHarmanus Bleecker.^[1] After studying at theLitchfield Law School Wood attainedadmission to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice inAlbany, New York.

On May 29, 1827, Wood was made solicitor in theNew York Court of Chancery. He became a counselor in theNew York Supreme Court in 1835 and in theUnited States Supreme Court in 1845. He served as a member of theAlbany Countyboard of supervisors in 1844.

Wood was elected as aDemocrat to theTwenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to theThirtieth Congress. He served as president of the Young Men's Temperance Society in 1851. He also served astrustee ofUnion College,Williams College, and theAlbany Law School, and was vice president of theAlbany Medical College.

Wood was one of the founders of theRepublican Party in New York State in 1855, and ran for theNew York Court of Appeals inNovember 1855 on the Republican ticket. He was also vice president of the American Home Missionary Society, and founded of the First Congregational Church in Albany. He served asUnited States Minister to Denmark from 1861 to 1865. He died inAlbany, New York on September 26, 1889, and was interred inAlbany Rural Cemetery, New York.

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