Fernando Wood
Born: June 14, 1812
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: Benjamin Wood 1784 – 1832
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)
Mother: Rebecca Leaman 1787 – 1870
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)
1st Wife: Ann Dole Richardson 1822 – 1859
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)
2nd Wife: Alice Fenner Mills 1838 – 1908
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, 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, Manhattan, New York)
Washington Fernando Wood 1870 – 1940
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)
Occupation before War:
1831 – 1850: Shipping Merchant in New York City, New York
1841 – 1843: U.S. Congressman from New York
1844 – 1847: Dispatch Agent, U.S. State Dept. Port of New York
1850: Unsuccessful Candidate for Mayor of New York City
1850 – 1856: Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall
1855 – 1858: Mayor of New York City, New York
1858: Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Mayor of New York City, New York
1861: Suggested New York City declare itself a free city from N.Y.
1861 – 1862: Sympathetic to Confederacy while Mayor
1863 – 1865: U.S. Congressman from New York
1864 – 1865: Opponent of Thirteenth Amendment
1864: Helped block the measure in U.S. House of Rep’s
Supporter of State Democratic Parties that platforms that advocated Constitutional amendments protecting slavery
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1881: U.S. Congressman from New York
1868: Censured by Congress for unparliamentary language
1877 – 1881: Congressional Chairman of Ways and Means
Died: February 14, 1881
Place of Death: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York
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