John M. Woods Explained

John M. Woods
Office:14th
Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
Term Start:January 4, 1909
Term End:January 2, 1911
Predecessor:Charles A. Grimmons
Successor:Charles A. Burns
Office2:Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Third Middlesex District
Term Start2:1904
Term End2:1906
Predecessor2:Leonard B. Chandler
Successor2:Elmer A. Stevens
Office3:Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Fifth Middlesex District
Term Start3:January 1884
Term End3:January 1885
Predecessor3:Robert L. Spear
Successor3:William H. Flynn
Birth Date:August 18, 1839
Nationality:American
Party:Democratic (until 1892); Republican
Allegiance:United States of America
Union
Branch:Union Army
Serviceyears:August 18, 1862-June 21, 1865
Unit:
  • Company I Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers
    *Army of the James and of the Potomac
Battles:

John M. Woods (October 22, 1839 – April 10, 1927) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the fourteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Woods was a delegate to the 1884 Democratic National Convention.

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