Fremont Wood Explained

Fermont Wood (1856–1940) was an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Attorney for Idaho Territory from 1889 to 1894.[1] Previous to this he served as the Assistant District Attorney for Idaho Territory from 1881 to 1886. He was a private attorney in Boise during the early 1880s before becoming city solicitor, serving from 1883 to 1884. Wood graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine before entering into private law practice. After retiring from the U.S. Department of Justice, Wood was elected a state judge in Idaho's third district. He presided over the 1907 murder trial of Bill Haywood.[2]

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  1. Book: Bates College. General catalogue of Bates College and Cobb Divinity School, 1863-1915.. 1915. The College. 2027/njp.32101074049659.
  2. News: Fremont Wood; Idaho Jurist Presided at Trial of 'Big Bill' Haywood in 1907 . The New York Times . December 23, 1940.