Fernando Wood
Born: June 14, 1812
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: Benjamin Wood Sr. 1784 – 1832
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York)
Mother: Rebecca Leaman 1787 – 1870
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York)
Brother: U.S. Congressman Benjamin Wood Jr. 1820 – 1900
(Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York)
1st Wife: Anna Taylor – (Divorced 1839)
2nd Wife: Ann Dole Richardson 1822 – 1859
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York)
3rd Wife: Alice Fenner Mills 1838 – 1908
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York)
Children:
Ann Dole Richardson Wood Hagedorn 1854 – 1921
(Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Otis F. Wood 1868 – 1939
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York)
Washington Fernando Wood 1870 – 1940
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
1831 – 1850: Shipping Merchant in New York City, New York
1838 – 1840: Bar Owner in New York City, New York
1841 – 1843: United States Congressman from New York
1841 – 1843: Member of House Naval Affairs Committee
1841 – 1843: Member of House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
1841 – 1843: Member of House Roads and Canals Committee
1842: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1844 – 1847: Dispatch Agent for U.S. State Department in New York
1850: Unsuccessful Candidate for Mayor of New York City, New York
1855 – 1858: Mayor of New York City, New York
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Mayor of New York City, New York
1861: Suggested New York City Council that New York Secede and should form it's free city state.
1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from New York
1863 – 1865: Member of House Public Lands Committee
1864: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
Opponent of the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution
1865: Voted against the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
1867: Unsuccessful Candidate for Mayor of New York City, New York
1867 – 1881: United States Congressman from New York
1867 – 1869: Member of House District of Columbia Committee
1867 – 1869: Ranking Member of House Territories Committee
1868: Censured by the U.S. House of Representatives
1869 – 1873: Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee
1871 – 1873: Ranking Member House Public Buildings Expenditures Committee
1871 – 1873: Ranking Member House Reform in Civil Service Committee
1873 – 1877: Member of House Ways and Means Committee
1877 – 1881: Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee
Died: February 14, 1881
Place of Death: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Cause of Death: Gout and Rheumatism
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York