Lewis N. Wood Explained

Lewis Newton Wood was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Wood was born on January 12, 1799, in Cumberland County, New York.^[2] He married Naomi Davis on October 21, 1821.^[2] They had eight children.^[2] In 1837, Wood graduated from Geneva Medical College.^[2]

Wood moved to Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1839. In 1856, he relocated to Baraboo, Wisconsin, where he died on March 10, 1868.^[3] He was a Baptist.

Career

Wood was a member of the Assembly in 1852.^[1] He was Superintendent of Schools of Walworth, Wisconsin. He was a Whig.

Notes and References

1. Book: Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999 . Madison . State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 1999 . 124 . 2015-06-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404052836/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf . 2015-04-04 .
2. Book: History of Walworth County, Wisconsin. Chicago . Western Historical Company . 1882 . 807 . 2015-06-21.
3. 'Wisconsin Items,' Death of Lewis N. Wood, Wisconsin State Journal,' March 14, 1868, pg/ 1