| T. Newell Wood | |
| State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 20th |
| Term Start: | January 7, 1947 |
| Term End: | November 30, 1978 |
| Predecessor: | Adrian Jones |
| Successor: | Frank O'Connell |
| Office2: | Republican Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate |
| Term Start2: | January 7, 1975 |
| Term End2: | November 30, 1976 |
| Predecessor2: | Stanley Stroup |
| Successor2: | John Stauffer |
| Birth Date: | July 10, 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, US |
| Death Date: | October 18, 1982 (aged 73) |
| Death Place: | Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, US |
Theodore Newell Wood (July 10, 1909 - October 18, 1982) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district[1] from 1947 to 1978.[2]
Wood was born in Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1947 to 1978 and for four years as Luzerne County Commissioner. He was also a businessman who worked as chairman of the board of Kingston National Bank and President of Pressed Steel Company in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[3]
From 1952 to 1956, Wood hosted the Brynfan Tyddyn Road Race around his estate in Pennsylvania.[4] Brynfan Tyddyn is Welsh for "large farm on a hilltop" and the race consisted of 10 laps around a 3.5 mile course around the estate.[3] The race was discontinued in 1957 after a fatal accident and officials determined the course was too dangerous and difficult for participants and spectators to reach.[5]
In 1979, Wood testified at the bribery trial of U.S. Congressman Daniel Flood that $4,000 in stock given to Flood was a gift for his friendship and not a bribe to assist in the merger of banks that Wood was facilitating.[6]
Wood died on October 18, 1982.