US Con Wood, Fernando - Mayor of N.Y.C / U.S. Congressman, NY

Fernando Wood

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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)
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Washington Fernando Wood 1870 – 1940​
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Occupation before War:
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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:
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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
 
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