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| |  Wood, O. M. — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, O. T. — of Liberal,SewardCounty, Kan.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKansas,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Oliver — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Republican. Postmaster atPortsmouth,Ohio, 1867-69, 1869-73.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Oliver — Republican. Liberal Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1870.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Orson — of Stafford,TollandCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stafford, 1832.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Orson — of Somers,TollandCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate senate 20th District, 1844-45.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Oscar M. — of Dexter,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1896.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Oscar W. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Patrick H. — of Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.Democrat. Candidate forNewHampshire state senate 4th District, 1994.Still living as of 1994. | | Wood, Patrick H. III — Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 2001-05. Still living as of 2005. | | Wood, Paul C. — of Sheldon,O'BrienCounty, Iowa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Pauline — of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Republican. Postmaster atCorsicana,Tex., 1879-81.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Peirce — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1948,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Peter — ofMontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1832, 1840 (Montgomery and Hamilton counties1832, Montgomery County 1840).Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Peter — Justice candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2012(on behalf ofRossC. Anderson andLuisJ. Rodriguez).Still living as of 2012. | | Wood, Philip L. — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Candidate in primary formayor ofToledo, Ohio, 1973.Still living as of 1973. | | Wood, Pierpont J. E. — of Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1936.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Pink — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Preston — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California,2016(on behalf ofGloriaE. La Riva andDennisBanks); Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2024(on behalf ofClaudiaDe la Cruz andKarinaA. Garcia).Still living as of 2024. | | Wood, R. G. — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, R. R. — of Martins Ferry,BelmontCounty, Ohio.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Randolph — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Wood, Reginald R. — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Resolva — of Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Democrat. Postmaster atAdams,Mass., 1839-41.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Reuben (1792-1864) — of Ohio. Born in1792.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio, 1828 (14th District), 1832 (Democratic,15th District);justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1833-47;Governor ofOhio, 1850-53; U.S. Consul inValparaiso, 1853-54.DiedOctober1, 1864 (ageabout 72years).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. | | Wood, Reuben Terrell(1884-1955) —also known asReuben T. Wood — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,August7, 1884.Democrat.President,Missouri Federation of Labor, 1912-32; Independent candidate fordelegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1933-41 (at-large 1933-35, 6thDistrict 1935-41); defeated, 1940;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1943-44.Died in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,July 16,1955 (age70 years, 343days).Interment atGreenlawnMemorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo. | | Wood, Reuben W. — of Tottenville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Postmaster atTottenville,N.Y., 1887, 1897.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Richard A. — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives 86th District, 1970.Still living as of 1970. | | Wood, Richard H. — ofGeneseeCounty, Mich.Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,1902.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Richard R. — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Wood, Rick — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Wood, Robert — of West Virginia. Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for WestVirginia,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert A. — ofCamdenCounty, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Camden County, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert A. — also known asBob Wood — Republican. Candidate forTexasrailroad commissioner, 1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Wood, Robert B. — ofHampton,Va.Republican. Postmaster atHampton,Va., 1890-93.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert Coldwell(1923-2005) —Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,September16, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;collegeprofessor;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969;president,University of Massachusetts, 1970-77.Died, fromstomachcancer, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April 1,2005 (age81 years, 197days).Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert E. — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Postmaster atCharleston,W.Va., 1913-15.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert Elkington(1879-1969) —also known asRobert E. Wood — of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,June 13,1879.Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War I;vice-president (1924-39) and chairman (1939-54), Sears, Roebuck &Companydepartmentstores; one of the founders of the America First Committee(1940), opposed to U.S. involvement in World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1948,1952,1956.DiedNovember6, 1969 (age90 years, 146days).Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert Henry — of Manila,Philippines.Consulfor Denmark inManila,Philippine Islands, 1900-07.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert J. — of Weiser,WashingtonCounty, Idaho.Democrat. Postmaster atWeiser,Idaho, 1936-45 (acting, 1936).Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert Nathanial(1818-1857) —of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.; California.Born in Virginia,1818.Whig.Mayorof Shreveport, La., 1847-48, 1849; candidate for PresidentialElector for California,1856.Died in Caborca,Sonora,1857(ageabout39 years).Intermentsomewherein Caborca, Sonora. | | Wood, Robert R. — ofNewCastle County, Del.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 6thDistrict, 1955-56.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Robert Simpson(1887-1949) —of Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio.Born in Athens,AthensCounty, Ohio,1887.Dairyfarmer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayor ofAthens, Ohio, 1930-31.Died, of an apparentheartattack, in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,April19, 1949 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Roberta Lynn — Communist. Communist candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Wood, Rolla F.(1888-1978) —of Warrensburg,JohnsonCounty, Mo.Born in Curtis,FrontierCounty, Neb.,April20, 1888.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;collegeprofessor;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 17th District,1943-44.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedMarch21, 1978 (age89 years, 335days).Interment atSunsetHill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Mo. | | Wood, Ruben P. — ofGreeneCounty, Mo.Socialist. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Rufus — of Wenatchee,ChelanCounty, Wash.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWashington,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Rufus C. — of Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Postmaster atCanton,Mass., 1871.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Ruper B. — of Wenatchee,ChelanCounty, Wash.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromWashington,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Wood, Russell A. — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Candidate forMassachusettsstate auditor, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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