Lloyd H. Wood Explained

Lloyd H. Wood
Order:20th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Term Start:January 16, 1951
Term End:January 18, 1955
Governor:John Fine
Predecessor:Daniel Strickler
Successor:Roy Furman
State2:Pennsylvania
State Senate2:Pennsylvania
District2:12th
Term Start2:January 6, 1947
Term End2:November 30, 1950
Predecessor2:Franklin Edwards
Successor2:Henry Propert
Birth Date:October 25, 1896
Profession:Politician
Party:Republican

Lloyd Hobart Wood (October 25, 1896 – February 15, 1964) was an American Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1955. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 12th district from 1947 to 1951[1] and in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Montgomery County district from 1939 to 1946.[2]

Early life and education

Wood was born in Grampian, Pennsylvania, to George L. and Maude (Goss) Wood.[1] He graduated from Central High School in Winchester Township and received a B.S. degree from Ursinus College and a LL.B from Temple University.

He served as a corporal in the United States Marine Corps in both World War I and World War II.[2]

Career

He worked as attorney-at-law for the Montgomery County Republican Committee and served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Montgomery County district from 1939 to 1946. He resigned from the House on February 11, 1946, and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1947 to 1951.

He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1955 under Governor John Fine. He had an unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1955.

He was elected Chief Clerk of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and served from 1957 to 1959.[2]

He died on February 15, 1964, and is interred at Riverside Cemetery in West Norriton Township, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate – Lloyd H Wood Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 24 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Pennsylvania House of Representatives – LLOYD HOBART WOOD Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 24 April 2019.

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