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American politician
Amos Eastman Wood
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th district
In office
December 3, 1849 – November 19, 1850
Preceded byRodolphus Dickinson
Succeeded byJohn Bell
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Sandusky County
In office
December 7, 1840 – December
Preceded byJohn Welch
Succeeded byHenry C. Brish
G. W. Baird
Member of the Ohio Senate from Sandusky County
In office
December 2, 1844 – December 6, 1846
Preceded byMoses McEnally
Succeeded byHenry Cronise
Personal details
Born(1810-01-02)January 2, 1810
Ellisburg, New York
DiedNovember 19, 1850(1850-11-19) (aged 40)
Woodville, Ohio
Resting placeWoodville Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic

Amos Eastman Wood (January 2, 1810 – November 19, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1849 to 1850.

Biography

Born in Ellisburg, New York, Wood attended the common schools. He moved to Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1833 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives 1840–1842, and served in the Ohio Senate in 1845.

Congress

Wood was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rodolphus Dickinson and served from December 3, 1849, until his death in Fort Wayne, Indiana, November 19, 1850. He was interred in Woodville Cemetery, Woodville, Ohio.

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Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Offices and distinctions
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byRodolphus Dickinson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th congressional district

December 3, 1849–November 19, 1850
Succeeded byJohn Bell
Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn Welch Representative from Sandusky County
December 7, 1840-December 4, 1842
Served alongside: Moses McAnelly
G. W. Baird
Succeeded byHenry C. Brish
G. W. Baird
Ohio Senate
Preceded byMoses McEnally Senator from Sandusky area
December 2, 1844-December 6, 1846
Succeeded byHenry Cronise
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th congressional district


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